Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez categorically rejected on Monday, at the European Council, the proposal to suspend the allocation of European funds to Morocco, pending the kingdom’s further strengthening of its border control after the massive arrival of migrants in Ceuta at the beginning of last week.
Spain "continues its cooperation with Morocco" in the fight against immigration, assured on Wednesday, Fernando Grande-Marlaska , the Spanish Minister of the Interior, in response to a question from deputies about the diplomatic crisis opened with Morocco, after the massive arrival of Moroccan migrants in Ceuta at the beginning of last week.
The crew members of the "Passió Per Formentera" located on Monday a young man of Moroccan origin, a candidate for immigration, who arrived by swimming on the coast of Ceuta. He was transferred to the port of Ceuta and handed over to the Civil Guard agents.
28 Moroccans will be tried on June 8 for "illegal immigration, disobedience and destruction of public property." The issue of migrants who want to cross the border at all costs, sometimes at the risk of their lives, has been insistently raised lately, especially with the migratory flow experienced by the cities of Ceuta and Melilla.
Santiago Abascal, the president of the far-right party Vox, is not welcome in Ceuta. Several hundred people have taken over a square in the Spanish enclave to mark their opposition to his visit, citing risks of unrest.
Spain is calling on Morocco to tighten border controls to limit the massive influx of migrants to Ceuta.
The mass entry of migrants in less than 72 hours into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, from certain Moroccan beaches, under the powerless gaze of the security forces, has exacerbated the already palpable crisis between Morocco and Spain. Morocco, through its Minister of Foreign Affairs, refuses to take responsibility for such a migratory flow.
In reaction to the migration crisis in Ceuta and the Brahim Ghali affair, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just instructed its ambassadors in the 27 European Union countries to "counter Morocco’s diplomatic offensive".
Many men and women from North Africa choose to immigrate to France via Spain, at the risk of their lives, in search of a better future. Once on French soil, they face many disillusions.
When questioned about the issue of undocumented immigrants, French President Emmanuel Macron provided some explanations. It was at the end of his visit to Nevers on Friday, as part of the reopening of cultural venues and the launch of a "cultural pass" for young people.
Arriving by the thousands in Ceuta, the migrants pose a real humanitarian problem. Even if some have been sent back to Morocco and others, minors, have been housed in centers, there are still many children and adolescents wandering the streets of the enclave, surviving thanks to the help of the inhabitants.
The body of a young Moroccan who was trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta was recovered from the sea last Thursday. The North Observatory of Human Rights (ONDH) is calling for an investigation to be opened.