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Spanish far-right party Vox has pushed hate speech to an alarming level asking Madrid to forfeit Moroccans in Ceuta of Spanish nationality and expel them to Morocco. Vox leaders in Ceuta in particular, including local spokesman Carlos Verdugo, have been calling Moroccans in the occupied city a “fifth column,” in reaction to calls by senior […]
Spain has reacted to the wave of irregular migration in the occupied enclave of Ceuta through excessive use of force deploying its army on the border and using rubber bullets and tear gas, witnesses and local media said. At least 6000 people, mostly Moroccans, crossed to the enclave taking Spanish authorities by surprise. The influx […]
Morocco is unrelenting in its fight against contraband. The North African country has taken a series of measures to crackdown on smuggling while offering alternatives to the locals, basically trough a free economic zone. Works are already in progress to build the zone, which shall offer retailers in the cities near the occupied enclave of […]
The economy of the occupied enclave of Ceuta contracted 40% after Morocco closed its borders, said right-wing governor Juan Vivas. The governor, known for hostile stands against Morocco, called on the EU to adopt reciprocal stands against the North African Kingdom. Morocco has closed its borders with Spain to avert a surge in coronavirus especially […]
The repatriation of Moroccans stranded in the enclaves of Ceuta and Melillia continued Friday bring back home some 300 Moroccans from Ceuta. After an initial repatriation operation from Melillia was carried out last weekend, some 300 other people were repatriated from Ceuta on Friday. According to Moroccan authorities, around 150 to 200 other Moroccans are […]
The Spanish-occupied Ceuta in northern Morocco is facing an acute economic crisis after Morocco put an end to all forms of “subsistence smuggling” on the borders. Head of Ceuta government from the far-right Vox party, Juan Vivas, expressed concern that the Moroccan measures would asphyxiate the economy of the occupied enclave, which relied on […]
Morocco has accepted to readmit the Sub-Saharan migrants who got over a border fence separating the Spanish occupied enclave of Ceuta. “The 116 sub-Saharan migrants who entered Spain via the Ceuta border illegally yesterday (Wednesday) have been sent back to Morocco,” the Ceuta prefecture said in a statement. The migrants were returned under a 1992 […]
The recent death of three Moroccan women in a stampede at the Ceuta border crossing, has cast light on an unsustainable situation in the Spanish-occupied city in northern Morocco. From smuggling to illegal immigration and extremism, the northern city -called Sebta by Moroccans- has become a tinder box waiting to explode with the issue of […]
The Spanish government has recognized the failure of its border fence policy to stop the flow of migrants to its enclaves in northern Morocco and announced measures amounting to €10.7 million to reinforce border security in Ceuta. The six-meter barbed wire fence could not thwart thousands of migrants from taking the risk of crossing into […]
The silent diplomatic row between Morocco and Spain over Ceuta and Melilla may worsen as the Spanish Defense Ministry considers deploying unmanned aerial vehicles to patrol the borders of the exclaves in northern Morocco. Enlisting airborne surveillance at Spain’s land borders with Morocco aims at reducing the numbers of Spain’s border guards, reports Spanish news […]