Spanish Opposition Demands Answers on Melilla Migrant Surge
6 March 2022
The Popular Party (PP) and Vox are asking the Spanish government for explanations about the massive assaults by sub-Saharan migrants in Melilla last Wednesday and Thursday.
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Spain’s Far-Right Vox Party Warns of Moroccan Economic Threat to Ceuta
6 March 2022
Vox remains convinced that Morocco wants to stifle Ceuta and deplores the passivity of the government. It has just sent it a question to ask what actions it intends to take to (…)
Spain to Complete Melilla Border Fence Upgrade Within 3 Months, Minister Says
6 March 2022
The Spanish Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Malaska, announced on Saturday, during his visit to Melilla, that the ongoing work to strengthen the fence on the border with (…)
Spain Accuses Morocco of Lax Border Control as Migrants Storm Melilla
5 March 2022
The Spanish intelligence services (CNI) claim that thousands of sub-Saharan migrants stormed the Melilla border last Wednesday because Morocco "has ceased to control" this (…)
Far-Right Vox Party Slams Spanish Government’s Inaction on Ceuta and Melilla Tensions with Morocco
5 March 2022
The Vox party continues to denounce the passivity of the Spanish government in the face of Morocco’s "attacks" on Spanish territorial integrity and its intention to annex the (…)
Morocco Defends Immigration Efforts After Melilla Border Incidents
4 March 2022
The Moroccan government said on Thursday it had mobilized huge resources to curb illegal immigration after the massive assault of several hundred sub-Saharan Africans at the (…)
Spain Seeks Morocco’s Help to Curb Migrant Surge at Melilla Border
3 March 2022
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, affirmed today to maintain contacts with the Moroccan authorities concerning the situation prevailing in Melilla, (…)
Spain Accuses Morocco of Allowing Mass Migrant Crossing at Melilla Border
3 March 2022
The attempted entry of some 2,500 migrants, mostly of sub-Saharan origin, into Melilla on Wednesday, March 2, is viewed unfavorably by the Spanish authorities. Some political (…)
Spanish Far-Right Party Vox Pushes for Clear Maritime Borders with Morocco in Ceuta and Melilla
27 February 2022
The Vox party has tabled a bill in Congress asking the government to take the necessary measures to proceed with the delineation of the borders in Ceuta and Melilla in order to (…)
Morocco Legalizes Cannabis, Aims to Boost Economy and Curb Smuggling
27 February 2022
The legalization of cannabis is a "breath of fresh air" for Morocco and an economic alternative to smuggling in the border areas of Ceuta and Melilla, according to the Moroccan (…)