Tag: Ceuta

Spain’s Vox wants to expel Moroccans from Ceuta

July 3, 2021

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 ... Read More

Spanish forces use excessive violence against defenseless migrants in Ceuta

May 19, 2021

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 ... Read More

A Free zone to end smuggling in Morocco’s north

August 10, 2020

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 ... Read More

Ceuta’s economy contracts 40% after Morocco closes borders

August 2, 2020

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 ... Read More

First group of Moroccans Stranded in Ceuta repatriated

May 23, 2020

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 ... Read More

Ceuta government seeks economic alternatives as Morocco cracks down on smuggling

February 27, 2020

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 ... Read More

Morocco Readmits Migrants who Stormed Spanish Enclave

August 24, 2018

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 ... Read More

Ceuta, a Tinder Box Waiting to Explode

February 1, 2018

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 ... Read More

Spanish Government to Earmark €10.7 mln to reinforce border Security in Ceuta

September 16, 2017

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 ... Read More

Spain Considers Using Drones to Patrol Land Borders with Morocco

August 17, 2017

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 ... Read More