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King Felipe VI on Tuesday said Ceuta and Melilla were "an inalienable part" of Spain as he made a landmark visit to the north African territories claimed by neighbouring Morocco. "Ceuta and Melilla are an inalienable part of the political and national reality that is Spain. The sovereignty and territorial integrity of our country are not negotiable," Felipe said. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Madrid.
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are visiting Ceuta months after more than 70,000 migrants arrived from Morocco. While most have returned, thousands remain. The visit has divided residents and risks reigniting diplomatic tensions with Morocco, which claims sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla.
Felipe VI’s first visit to Ceuta and Melilla as king brings Spain’s territorial dispute with Morocco back into focus.
Philip VI and Doña Letizia will go to Sidi Embarek's countryside and stay in the autonomous city on October 13. He'll be the first head of state for democracy to spend the night in town.
Philip VI and Letizia Ortiz will meet local authorities in Ceuta, leaders of all religious denominations and visit a school
Rabat does not rule out a protest reaction "without endangering relations," according to an analyst
The Kings seek to demonstrate that the two autonomous cities are Spanish to "normalize" then the relationship with the neighbouring country
Sanchez will not accompany Philip VI and Letizia on their travels to the autonomous cities
Readers ask about the EL PAIS editorial line following the publication of a Tahar Ben Jelloun rostrum on the Ceuta crisis. It's in the 18 published editorials
The demonstration called by Spanish Civil Society dissolves without incident - 124; participants chant Islamophobic songs and "Marlaska, traitor" - 124; A police barrier prevents a group of protesters from passing to La Moncloa
The Moroccans elected on Wednesday 23 September the 395 members of Parliament in a legislative election marked by less participation than in 2021, youth unemployment of 37.2% and a strong security device at the borders with the Spanish territories of Ceuta and Melilla following the migration crisis of July.
The presidents of the autonomous cities reject that the migration crisis is used to question the Spanish sovereignty of these territories
Interior sends about 150 additional police and civilian guards to strengthen the security device, which add to the Moroccan border deployment
The Minister of the Interior claims that there are already some 2,400 children identified and blames the Ceutí Government for the delay
The Foreign Minister defends the role of international law against the "law of the strongest"
The Minister of Defence closes the third edition of the Security Dialogues, organized by EL PAIS, at the Higher Centre for Defence Studies (Ceseden)
