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 Port Authority of Melilla, Victor Gamero García, recently met with his counterpart from Malaga, Carlos Rubio Besabe. The preparations for Operation Marhaba 2022 were at the heart of the discussions.
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 Confederation of Entrepreneurs of Melilla (CEME) welcomes the upcoming reopening of the border with Morocco scheduled for Tuesday, May 17 at 00 hours, but regrets that the commercial customs, closed since August 2018, have still not reopened.
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 .
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.
The President of Melilla, Eduardo de Castro, stated that the reopening of the borders depends solely on Morocco, which has extended the state of emergency until May 31.