Arancha González Laya, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, is playing the card of discretion in order to defuse the diplomatic crisis between Morocco and her country.
The Moroccan government did not invite the ambassadors of Spain and Germany to the meeting held on Wednesday, June 15 with foreign ambassadors accredited in Morocco. The diplomatic tension with the two countries on the Sahara issue is to blame.
A Spaniard shot Sunday, June 13, three bullets in the chest of Younès Blal, a 39-year-old Moroccan who succumbed to his injuries the next day. The victim’s widow testifies.
Tensions between Spain and Morocco remain very high. Spanish fishermen express strong concerns about the fisheries agreement between the two countries. Luis Planas, Spanish Minister of Agriculture, tries to allay concerns.
The Secretary General of Vox, Javier Ortega Smith, made, from the Plaza España in Melilla, a statement of support for Ceuta and Melilla, promising "the protection of the borders of the two cities against the threats of Morocco".
Younes Blal, a 39-year-old Moroccan, shot dead on Sunday in Mazarrón, was the victim of a racist crime, according to his wife Andrea, who says "it was not a settling of scores or anything else."
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.
In Murcia, a 39-year-old Moroccan received three bullets in the chest on Sunday, June 13 and succumbed to his injuries the next day. The alleged murderer was arrested and then taken into custody.
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.
In reaction to the European Parliament’s vote on the resolution sanctioning it for allowing a massive influx of underage migrants into Ceuta on May 17 and 18, Morocco is reportedly threatening to break its bilateral agreements with the European Union (EU), including the fishing agreements.