Ceuta Migration Dispute
One story, 5 countries, 5 papers
Spain faces competing accounts of the Ceuta migration crisis as Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez blames Russia, Israel and far-right networks for disinformation, while rejecting Moroccan involvement. A Swiss report says King Felipe VI will visit Ceuta as tensions rise among security forces, residents and migrants.
Pedro Sánchez faces an increasingly lonely defense of his government over Ceuta
Pedro Sánchez appeared increasingly isolated in Congress as he defended his government’s handling of the crisis in Ceuta. The lack of support reflected two problems, according to the article: the difficulty of backing the government’s position and the growing distance between Sánchez and the parties that supported his investiture. Those groups, it argues, no longer want to be pulled down with the …
Trump attacks Spain over Ceuta migration crisis: “It will become a bankrupt country”
Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of Spain over the migration crisis in Ceuta, warning that the country “will become a bankrupt country.” He linked the prediction not only to the events at the ci…
Spain’s Sánchez says there is no proof Morocco orchestrated Ceuta migrant surge
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says Spain has no “solid proof” that Morocco orchestrated the mass migrant crossing into Ceuta, despite a police report that accused Moroccan security forces of failing to…
Madrid Rally in Support of Ceuta Ends in Clashes With Police
A rally outside Spain’s Congress of Deputies in support of Ceuta ended in clashes between demonstrators and police on Wednesday. The government said four people were detained, including two minors, an…
Spanish Prime Minister Denies Morocco Helped Organize Deadly Ceuta Migrant Surge
Pedro Sánchez has rejected accusations that Morocco helped organize the mass migrant entry into Ceuta, even as the Spanish prime minister faces growing political pressure over the crisis. Speaking to …
Sánchez Offers New Details on Migrant Surge in Ceuta
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has rejected claims that Morocco coordinated the mass migrant crossing into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, even as a police report described Moroccan border force…
