Spain Invests €9.7 Million to Upgrade Ceuta and Melilla Border Security

According to a report, the Ministry of the Interior will devote 2.72 million euros to the maintenance of the borders of Melilla and 2.11 million euros for those of Ceuta. This action will cost a total of 4.83 million euros for the two cities and will be spread over a period of two years renewable. To this amount is added the budget planned by the Subdirectorate General for Infrastructure Planning and Management to carry out additional maintenance work. This brings the maintenance cost of the two borders to 9.76 million euros.

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According to the project, the infrastructures such as the command and control centers, the border posts, the patrol and beach posts, the lighting network, the areas of particular interest and the 18.7 kilometers of fencing separating the two cities from Morocco, will undergo development work.

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In addition to these civil engineering works, the security system at the two borders will be strengthened with the installation of alarms and cameras along the fences. Coordinated by the Ministry of the Interior, these works will start on February 28, 2022 and should last until 2026. "Due to the attacks and attempted assaults they are subjected to quite frequently, it is necessary to have an adequate maintenance system for the borders in order to guarantee their functioning and operability," explained the Subdirectorate General for Infrastructure Planning and Management.