The vice president and Minister of the Treasury of the Canary Islands, Roman Rodriguez, reiterated the position of the Canarian government on the Sahara, namely the recognition of the right to self-determination, stressing that after the Sahara, Morocco will attack Ceuta and Melilla.
Health centers in Spain are facing high demand for Covid-19 vaccination since the reopening on Tuesday of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla. This is due to the vaccination pass required to enter Morocco.
Mohamed C. is one of the 1,356 Moroccan minors who arrived in Ceuta in May 2021. He is one of the few lucky ones who managed to reach the peninsula. More than 300 minors are still staying in the reception centers of the autonomous city.
The reopening of the Ceuta border with Morocco was effective at 12:00 am on Tuesday. Nearly two hours earlier, the atmosphere was festive at the Tarajal border crossing.
A few hours before the reopening of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco, the civil guards have asked the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, to deploy more agents in these areas in order to "guarantee the security" of people and property.
The president of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Adil Raiss, newly appointed co-president of the Morocco-Spain Economic Council (CEMAES), addresses, without mincing words, the issues of interest to the two countries in the context of the normalization of relations, including the reopening of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla.
The Moroccan government announced on Sunday the opening of the Ceuta and Melilla border crossings starting tomorrow, Tuesday, but under certain conditions, including the end of smuggling.
The Spanish Ministry of Health has implemented a health protocol for the reopening of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco scheduled for Tuesday, May 17 at 00:00. People over 12 years of age will have to present "a vaccination certificate and a PCR test".
How will the flow of goods and health checks be carried out after the reopening of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla scheduled for Tuesday, May 17? This is the major concern of Melilla entrepreneurs who are asking the government delegation or the competent minister to provide the necessary clarification.
Morocco and Spain agreed this week to reopen the borders of Ceuta and Melilla, after more than two years of closure. This reopening, announced for May 17, comes exactly one year after the start of the migration crisis that occurred in Ceuta in May last year.
The borders of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco will reopen next Tuesday, announced the Spanish Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, on Thursday.
Morocco and Spain have decided to reopen "in the coming days" land borders in Ceuta and Melilla .