Spanish Opposition Party Calls for Visa Requirements for Moroccan Border Crossings to Ceuta and Melilla

Juan José Imbroda stated that the Schengen visa has been required of Moroccans since the reopening of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla on Tuesday, May 17, and hopes that this situation will remain unchanged, reports Europa Press. The leader of the Popular Party recalled that before the border closures in March 2020, Moroccans from Tetouan, near Ceuta, and Nador, near Melilla, accessed the two cities without a visa, under the good neighborliness agreements.

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"We are in Europe, even if geographically these cities are located in Africa. This border that we have in Beni-Ensar and the entire fence, is the border of Europe and therefore, the European legal and regulatory provisions must be applied there," stressed the PP senator, arguing that his party demands to impose the visa on Moroccans.

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In the same vein, Juan José Imbroda has asked the Spanish consulates in Morocco to put in place fluid and rapid procedures to facilitate the granting of visas to Moroccans wishing to travel to the two autonomous cities.