A Moroccan fishing boat was asked on Saturday to leave the Spanish waters near Ceuta, by the Maritime Service of the Civil Guard, which had been alerted to its presence by a Spanish Navy patrol boat.
Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares declared on Friday that Spain will not give in to blackmail from anyone, responding to the possibility that Morocco could blackmail Spain with data extracted from Pedro Sanchez’s phone.
Vicente Díaz de Villegas, former general commander of Melilla, now retired, has stated that "not a single migrant should be allowed to cross the border of Ceuta or Melilla" with Morocco.
The president of Vox, Santiago Abascal, insisted on Tuesday on the need to strengthen the defense of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco "to make them less vulnerable".
Morocco has decided to keep the borders with Ceuta and Melilla closed for a month, after Spain’s decision to extend the same measure for 15 days.
President Pedro Sanchez welcomed the resumption of the relationship with Morocco, which follows the change in position on the Sahara. This "historic" turnaround should lead to the rapid reopening of the border crossings of Ceuta and Melilla, which is nevertheless slow to materialize.
NGOs like CGT Ceuta Social Action have denounced the arrests and immediate expulsions of Moroccan migrants in irregular situations in several cities in Spain.
The government of Ceuta and the government delegation have described as "wise" the decision to keep the border with Morocco closed for another fifteen days. A period that will be used to prepare for the reopening under good conditions.
The Spanish government has decided to keep the borders of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco closed for another fifteen days, in order to bring together all the conditions for the orderly and gradual reopening of the Tarajal and Beni Ensar border posts.
The borders of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco will reopen soon, probably on April 30 or May 2, coinciding with the end of the holy month of Ramadan. In accordance with the agreement concluded with Morocco, the flow of goods will now be fluid and transparent, without smuggling.
Vox continues to demand the entry of Ceuta and Melilla into NATO, as it does not trust Morocco, despite the restoration of diplomatic relations with Spain and the resumption of cooperation between the two countries.
Since the resumption of maritime links between Morocco and Spain, the residents of Ceuta and Melilla have been impatiently awaiting the reopening of land borders. The subject is still the subject of discussions between the two countries.