The poor reception and unsanitary conditions of migrant centers expose them to various diseases and psychological problems. This is revealed in a report published Tuesday by Médecins du Monde.
A group of more than 150 sub-Saharan and Maghreb migrants attempted in the early hours of Tuesday to illegally enter the city of Melilla . They were repelled by the Civil Guard agents, nine of whom were "slightly injured" during the operation.
Spain is taking drastic measures to secure Ceuta and Melilla in the face of Morocco’s threat to recover the two autonomous cities. The Sanchez government is considering, among other things, requesting the presence of Frontex, the European border agency, in the two enclaves.
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has condemned Spain for violating the right to education of an 8-year-old Moroccan child in Melilla. The boy’s enrollment in the public school was refused even though he was born and has resided in the Spanish city since birth.
Spain is not about to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. It fears that the kingdom will claim Ceuta and Melilla.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will meet with US President Joe Biden on Monday on the sidelines of the NATO summit. The migration crisis with Morocco will likely be at the heart of the discussions with the US president.
The Istiqlal party has once again called on Morocco to recover Sebta and Melilla, which it considers Moroccan and African lands. This was on the occasion of the weekly meeting of the party’s executive committee held in person on Friday, June 11, 2021.
The President of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez , rejected a proposal from the army to strengthen border control teams in Ceuta and Melilla, in response to the migration crisis that occurred in May. The Moncloa considered that this plan does not help to "defuse" the situation.
"Two or three repatriation orders" for unaccompanied Moroccan minors are signed each day, said Abderrahim Mohamed Hammú, the deputy advisor to the minor in the autonomous city of Melilla , urging Morocco to refer to its embassy in Spain to proceed with their repatriation.
After Together for Catalonia chaired by Carlos Puigdemont , former president of the Generalitat of Catalonia, it is the Istiqlal Party (PI) that is calling on Morocco to recover Ceuta and Melilla. Moroccan territories that are "part of the EU by legacy of a colonial past."
Spain’s sovereignty would be threatened by Morocco, which would claim the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, according to a report by the Spanish army and the Ministry of Defense, which calls for strengthening communication facilities and controls in these territories.
Beyond the reception in April of Brahim Ghali, the leader of the Polisario Front, by Spain, the Sahara is the main cause of the current diplomatic crisis between Morocco and Spain.