Deputy and spokesman of the Vox section Ceuta , Carlos Verdejo, declared that there are "pro-Moroccans" in the Assembly and mainly in the PP, causing tension during the plenary session that the president of the city, Juan Vivas, had to suspend.
The closure of the border posts between Ceuta, Melilla and Morocco has been extended until July 31 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A decision from the Spanish Ministry of the Interior.
The Arab Parliament, the legislative body of the Arab League, has voted an emergency resolution recognizing the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla as "Moroccan cities".
The Spanish government plans to urgently implement a strategic plan to fight the "economic blockade of Morocco" on Ceuta and Melilla.
The President of Melilla, Eduardo de Castro, has criticized Morocco’s strategy of stifling Ceuta and Melilla, with the construction of large ports in the north of the country and the cessation of the supply of Melilla with smuggled goods.
The heads of state and government of the European Union condemned and rejected on Thursday "the attempts of third countries to instrumentalize migrants for political purposes". Morocco is not mentioned in the final text.
The European Union’s sanctions condemning Morocco for allegedly allowing a mass influx of migrants into Ceuta on May 17 and 18 are feared to provoke a reaction from the kingdom and do not help ease tensions with Spain.
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arancha González Laya, stated on Wednesday that the Spanish sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla "is not threatened and will not be".
Around 810 Moroccan minors would still be in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, according to local authorities. These minors are currently housed in reception centers.
The Vox spokesperson in the Assembly of Ceuta , Carlos Verdejo, has demanded the "expulsion" to Morocco of the deputy and spokesperson of the Movement for Dignity and Citizenship (MDyC), Fatima Hamed, who tweeted against the president of Vox, Santiago Abascal.
The participation of Podemos leaders in the "March for Freedom" in support of the Sahrawi people, which took place on Saturday in Madrid, has revived tensions between Spain and Morocco. For the Moroccans, it is a "provocation".
The Spanish government has remained laconic in its written response to the opposition’s questions seeking clarification on the humanitarian reception in Spain of Brahim Ghali, the leader of the Polisario Front, and on the diplomatic crisis with Morocco.