The Spanish government has assured that "it will act firmly" if the territorial integrity of Spain is violated by Morocco, which has announced the deployment of anti-aircraft systems in Tangier and Nador, near Ceuta and Melilla.
Combat tanks from the Spanish army traveled the streets of the city of Melilla last Tuesday. The maneuver did not go unnoticed on the Moroccan side.
The Spanish Ministry of the Interior launched an emergency order in January for four military-use drones to strengthen security at the borders in Ceuta and Melilla to prevent any "violent" attempt by migrants to invade.
Melilla residents who wish to cancel the green card of their vehicles registered in Morocco will now be able to do so at the Moroccan consulates in Almeria and Algeciras.
MEP Jordi Cañas has asked the European Commission to force Morocco to reopen its borders with Ceuta and Melilla, which are, according to him, "suffocated".
The port of Melilla is preparing to carry out a mission in Algeria to establish trade links with this country in order to limit the adverse effects of the prolonged closure of the borders with Morocco.
The Spanish police have announced the dismantling of a criminal network, suspected of operating in the clandestine transport of migrants from Morocco to the enclave of Melilla, for up to 4,000 euros.
The government of Pedro Sanchez has put an end to the controversy over the installation of drones by Morocco on the borders with Ceuta and Melilla, stressing that "each country is sovereign to manage its borders with the means it deems appropriate".
Melilla merchants offer to make their unused warehouses available in the short term to companies wishing to set up in the autonomous city, since the closure of the border with Morocco.
Morocco has not requested to replace the word "border" with "bab" (gate in Arabic) on the sign of the police station in Melilla. The latter word, curiously, has always been there.
The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, announced on Monday the upcoming reopening of air borders, "provided that all necessary guarantees are given" to protect the health of travelers and Moroccans against Covid-19.
The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) took a decision on Tuesday to replace the word "border" with "bab" (gate in Arabic) on the signs of the two police stations in Ceuta and Melilla.