In Melilla , the lockdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, added to the closure of the borders with Morocco, has paralyzed the activities of migrant women who practice prostitution as their only means of survival. This, despite the emergency plan put in place by the authorities.
Foreign Minister Arancha González-Laya appeared before Congress to present the state of the new relations between Spain and Gibraltar, a model she wishes to extend "to both sides of the strait", Ceuta and Melilla.
The cities of Ceuta and Melilla have been under economic pressure from Morocco for years. Suffocated, they feel abandoned by the Spanish government. According to the local authorities of the two cities, it is time to consider viable solutions.
For a long time, Morocco and Spain have been monitoring each other mutually. Now they are doing it from the sky, via satellites. While Morocco uses its two satellites "Mohamed VI-A" and "Mohamed VI-B", Spain is relying on France to use the new "CSO-2" satellite.
The first baby born in 2021 in Melilla is Moroccan. Her name is Safia Mohtar, according to the territorial directorate of the National Institute of Health Management (Ingesa) of Melilla.
The economic operators of Melilla are working to improve and make more efficient the trade exchanges with the border region of Nador . To this end, the Confederation of Employers of Melilla (CEME) wishes to establish a maritime line between the enclave and the port of Béni Ansar, for a smooth flow of passenger and freight transport.
Spain’s borders will remain closed until January 31st. This is the decision of the Spanish Ministry of the Interior.
Juan Jesús Vivas, President of Ceuta, reacted to the remarks of the Moroccan government chief on Sebta and Melilla. He specifies that they are 100% Spanish cities.
In 1978, King Hassan II had received a small group of Spanish journalists. At the end of a press conference on the crisis over Ceuta and Melilla, he exchanged a few words with a Spanish journalist. 40 years later, this brief discussion is revealed to the public.
The dream of the Moroccan community in Spain to see the darija and tamazight languages taught in the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla has evaporated. An amendment to the reform of the national education law aimed at their integration into educational programs was rejected by the Spanish Senate.
The remarks of the Moroccan head of government Saâdeddine El Othmani regarding Ceuta and Melilla do not please Spain. The Moroccan ambassador to Madrid has been summoned urgently for "clarification".
The Head of the Moroccan Government, Saâdeddine El Othmani, spoke about the status of the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla a few days after the American recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara.