The far-right party Vox will present on Monday to the Defense Commission of Congress a bill requesting the government to include the cities of Ceuta and Melilla under the protection of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
The borders of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco will remain closed until October 31 "subject to possible modification", according to an order from the Spanish Ministry of the Interior published on Saturday in the Official Journal of the State (BOE).
The lifeless body of a Moroccan was found on Tuesday on the coast of Melilla. He died after trying to reach the autonomous city by swimming.
Three Moroccans detained at the Melilla prison, and holders of a release permit, escaped to return to Morocco on board a jet ski. Previously, they had withdrawn the money they had earned by working in prison.
The Spanish police have arrested the boss of a company specializing in food and cleaning product delivery, for alleged crimes of labor exploitation and violation of the rights of a Moroccan minor who lost a finger in a work accident.
The Socialist Party of Melilla has stated that the Spanishness of Ceuta and Melilla is "incontestable and non-negotiable" for the government.
At the request of the Committee of Ministers, the decision-making body of the Council of Europe, Ceuta and Melilla will have to rule on Arabic and darija, two languages widely spoken in the two enclaves. In this sense, a deadline has been granted to Spain.
The families of Emin and Pisly plan to demonstrate this Friday, August 27 in Melilla to demand justice. Like every month since the death in 2013 of the two young men, their relatives will denounce the silence of the Moroccan and Spanish authorities. This time, the rally will take place in front of the Assembly.
Moroccan workers who, for a year and a half that the borders have been closed, have not been able to go to Ceuta and Melilla to work, are calling on the Moroccan and Spanish authorities to consider reopening the borders as part of the ongoing negotiations aimed at restoring relations between the two countries.
The Popular Party (PP) does not approve of the "dialogue without taboos" on the Sahara and on Ceuta and Melilla, announced by the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs in the context of the resumption of relations with Morocco. According to the opposition party, "there is nothing to negotiate on Ceuta and Melilla".
The crisis between Spain and Morocco is gradually conjugating in the past. The two countries have expressed their willingness to renew ties on new bases.
Spain will allocate 9.7 million euros for the complete maintenance of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla, both in terms of facilities and infrastructure, in order to improve surveillance and control.