Tensions tied to Ceuta migrant crisis overshadow a date usually reserved for celebration
Spain pledged 309 million euros to Ceuta as thousands of migrants remained stranded and protests spread nationwide over the border crisis.
- On Wednesday, residents in Ceuta appealed for calm as hundreds of nationwide rallies were planned in solidarity with the North African enclave, where many blame the Spanish government for an unprecedented migration crisis.
- Nearly five weeks after at least 72,000 people crossed from Morocco in a deadly border surge, Ceuta authorities estimate over 10,000 migrants remain stranded, triggering near-daily protests by locals demanding deportations or redistribution.
- The government has increased temporary accommodation capacity to more than 3,400 places from about 500 and deployed over 1,600 police, though local groups say these measures fall short of ensuring citizen and migrant safety.
- Nearly 65,000 signatures back the citizens' initiative 'Por Ceuta,' which calls for security reinforcements; Territorial Policy Minister Angel Victor Torres told RNE the manifesto is "not about defending Ceuta and the Ceutans, it is about attacking the government."
- Political deadlock persists as the opposition Party calls for deporting all remaining migrants; resident Lola warned, "There's a point where this will become a powder keg," while Francisco Garcia Segado of FPAV Ceuta urged demonstrations remain "clean, free, without disrespecting anyone.
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Sánchez under pressure as Ceuta migrant crisis festers
MADRID — Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in cities across Spain on Wednesday to protest the ongoing border crisis in Ceuta and criticize Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s left-wing government over its handling of the influx of migrants to the Spanish exclave on the north African coast.The protests coincided with Ceuta’s annual official holiday, which is normally marked with celebrations. But this year, the holiday took place against…
Spanish opposition parties accuse Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of leaving Ceuta's residents in the lurch.
According to government figures, more than 50,000 people took part in the Madrid demonstration.
"Ceuta doesn't sell, Ceuta doesn't give up": her displeasure has driven tens of thousands of Spaniards on the streets nationwide. In the late evening it got restless.
Tens of thousands of people have held rallies across Spain to express support for the independence of the North African exclave of Ceuta from Spain and to protest the migration policies pursued by the Madrid government.
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VGSeveral thousand residents of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta demonstrated on Wednesday against the handling of the migrant crisis in July. Many are demanding that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez resign.
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