Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares declared on Friday that Spain will not give in to blackmail from anyone, responding to the possibility that Morocco could blackmail Spain with data extracted from Pedro Sanchez’s phone.
The President of Melilla, Eduardo de Castro, stated that the reopening of the borders depends solely on Morocco, which has extended the state of emergency until May 31.
Radouane, a 31-year-old Moroccan, is actively being sought by his family who have been without news of him since the end of October when he decided to reach Melilla by swimming.
Vicente Díaz de Villegas, former general commander of Melilla, now retired, has stated that "not a single migrant should be allowed to cross the border of Ceuta or Melilla" with Morocco.
The administrative chamber of the Supreme Court has annulled a decision of the Melilla government council of May 13, 2019 which establishes the obligation of a visa for minors from Nador before their registration in the autonomous city, considering it "discriminatory".
The president of Vox, Santiago Abascal, insisted on Tuesday on the need to strengthen the defense of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco "to make them less vulnerable".
Morocco has decided to keep the borders with Ceuta and Melilla closed for a month, after Spain’s decision to extend the same measure for 15 days.
The government delegate in Melilla, Sabrina Moh, has made an appeal for "calm" to the population threatening to protest against the new extension of the border closure until May 15, after announcing its "imminent" reopening.
Merchants and citizens of Melilla have called for a rally in front of the Beni Ensar border to demand the reopening of borders with Morocco.
President Pedro Sanchez welcomed the resumption of the relationship with Morocco, which follows the change in position on the Sahara. This "historic" turnaround should lead to the rapid reopening of the border crossings of Ceuta and Melilla, which is nevertheless slow to materialize.
The Melilla section of the Vox party has asked the Spanish authorities to terminate the good neighborliness agreement with Morocco. At issue are Moroccan babies born in the autonomous city and fraudulently registered as Spanish on the civil registry.
The government of Ceuta and the government delegation have described as "wise" the decision to keep the border with Morocco closed for another fifteen days. A period that will be used to prepare for the reopening under good conditions.