Arancha González Laya is no longer, as of this Saturday, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs. The head of government, Pedro Sanchez, has just thanked her on the occasion of the reshuffle. José Manuel Albares, until now Spanish ambassador to France, is the new head of Spanish diplomacy.
In order to ensure better border control with Ceuta after the migration crisis in May, Morocco has undertaken reinforcement work at the Tarajal level. Two new fences are under construction.
Many unaccompanied foreign minors (MENA), mainly Moroccans, who arrived en masse in Ceuta on May 17 and 18, continue to live in makeshift camps and wander the streets of the city.
The strategic recovery plan for Ceuta to counter the economic blockade imposed by Morocco, proposed by the city’s president, Juan Vivas, will be submitted for approval to the plenary session before being sent to the Spanish government. Among other things, it provides for the integration of Ceuta into the EU customs union.
The far-right party Vox is asking the Spanish government not to transfer the 30 million euros in aid, approved by the Council of Ministers in the wake of the migration crisis in Ceuta , and intended to strengthen the capacities of the Moroccan police forces in the fight against illegal immigration.
The government of Pedro Sánchez has announced that it is "seriously considering" integrating the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla into the Schengen area. Morocco, for its part, warns that if this happens, it will definitively close the Tarajal border crossing.
A quarter of the minors who arrived in Ceuta in May were victims of physical violence, abuse or ill-treatment in Morocco, according to Save the Children.
Morocco has reinforced security in recent weeks on its coastal area adjacent to the Tarajal beach, through which thousands of migrants had invaded the enclave of Sebta on May 17 and 18. The Royal Gendarmerie has reinforced its side of the jetty by installing new barbed wire.
A group of 31 Moroccan minors taken care of by the Ceuta government embarked on Wednesday for Galicia (20) and Extremadura (11) as part of the operation to distribute 200 Moroccan migrants, coordinated by the Ministry of Social Affairs with the communities of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands.
Family reunifications of Moroccan minors with their families in Morocco are rare after the outbreak of the migration crisis that opened in May with the massive arrival of migrants in Ceuta . Some Moroccan families even advise their children not to return to Morocco where the social situation is described as "not very flattering".
The firefighters of Ceuta have issued an "urgent" call to the population and institutions for the proper evacuation of Moroccan gas bottles, abandoned in the city since the closure of the borders, in order to avoid any explosion.
The economy is in the doldrums in Ceuta . The main activities are suffocated in favor of the fight against illegal immigration. The halt in smuggling, tourism, and food have plunged the inhabitants of the enclave into despair.