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Spain to Install Advanced Border Control System in Ceuta
Spain will implement a new entry and exit control system at the Tarajal border in Ceuta. The work should start in the coming days.
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Ceuta Eases Hiring Rules for Moroccan Domestic Workers, Allowing Hourly Pay
The government delegation in Ceuta plans to ease the hiring conditions of border domestic workers. Even without an employment contract with a monthly salary, they will now be able to be hired and paid according to the number of hours worked.
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Moroccan Epilepsy Patient Seeks Return to Ceuta for Crucial Treatment
Hamza Ibn Issa, 27, is a Moroccan who suffered several epileptic seizures in 2018 in Ceuta where he had illegally immigrated to seek asylum. After receiving care, he was then repatriated to Morocco. Today, he continues to suffer from this disease and wants to return to the autonomous city to receive more appropriate treatment.
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Former Spanish Minister Faces Backlash Over Ceuta and Melilla Sovereignty Comments
The Ceuta Assembly announced on Monday the upcoming convening of an extraordinary session to declare Maria Antonia Trujillo, the former Minister of Housing, persona non grata, after her statements questioning the "Spanishness" of Ceuta and Melilla.
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Melilla President Slams Ex-Minister's Claim on Spanish Enclaves in Morocco
Like his counterpart in Ceuta, the President of Melilla, Eduardo de Castro, has condemned the remarks of former Housing Minister María Antonia Trujillo concerning the Spanish identity of the two autonomous cities, describing them as "despicable" and "disloyal".
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Spanish Socialists Reject Ex-Minister's Call for Ceuta and Melilla to Join Morocco
The Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) of Melilla considers the statements of the former Socialist Minister of Housing, María Antonia Trujillo, on the integration of Ceuta and Melilla into Morocco as "false and unacceptable". The party maintains that the Spanishness of the two autonomous cities is "unquestionable".
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Exhausted Moroccan Swimmer Rescued Near Ceuta Coast in Daring Sea Crossing Attempt
The Ceuta rescue service (Marsave) managed to rescue on Saturday an exhausted young Moroccan, after he had tried to reach the autonomous city by swimming from Morocco.
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Ex-Spanish Minister Sparks Controversy: Calls for Ceuta and Melilla to Join Morocco
The president of Ceuta, Juan Vivas, described as "unacceptable" and "disloyal" the remarks of the former Spanish Minister of Housing, Maria Antonia Trujillo, who defended during the international congress in Tetouan that Ceuta and Melilla are "vestiges of the past that hinder the economic and political independence of Morocco and the good relations between the two countries".
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Mentally Disabled Moroccan Man Stranded at Ceuta Border, Denied Entry Home
Moustapha, a young Moroccan with mental disabilities, has been stuck in Ceuta for several weeks. Without papers, he has already been expelled three times by Moroccan agents at the Tarajal border. His only wish is to find his family in Kenitra.
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Far-Right French Leader Bardella Visits Spain to Highlight Migration Concerns
After announcing his candidacy for the presidency of the Rassemblement national (RN), Jordan Bardella intends to start his campaign in Spain through a meeting with the president of the Spanish nationalist party Vox, before heading to Ceuta, one of the gates that allow migrants to enter Europe illegally.
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Moroccan Border Delays: 6-Hour Wait Times Plague Travelers Entering Ceuta
The situation is still chaotic at the Moroccan border of Ceuta on Saturday. Moroccans in Europe, engaged in the return phase of Operation Marhaba, continue to spend more than 6 hours waiting before accessing the autonomous city.
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Spanish Driver Caught with 117 kg of Cannabis at Morocco-Spain Border Crossing
The elements of the joint customs and police brigade stationed at the Bab Sebta crossing point prevented on Saturday an attempt to traffic 117 kg of cannabis resin.