Last Ceuta Migrant Camp Removed Ahead of Spanish King's Visit
- On Tuesday, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will visit Ceuta, marking the monarch's first trip to the city since 2014 and spotlighting the unresolved sovereignty dispute with Morocco.
- While Spain claims Ceuta as an autonomous city, Morocco views the territory as occupied; the names Ceuta and Sebta reflect centuries of Muslim rule before the 1415 Portuguese conquest.
- A migration crisis in July saw more than 72,000 people enter the city; up to 15,000 remained, while Luna Blanca charity distributed between 3,000 and 5,000 meals daily to those stranded.
- At a demonstration in early October, residents demanded solutions from Spain's government, calling the city's coexistence image a "tourism slogan" that "does not reflect reality."
- During the visit, Spain's royals will memorialize the more than 140 migrants who died in July, as the city remains on edge with exposed religious and ethnic fault lines.
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Shortly before the visit of the Spanish royal couple to Ceuta, the authorities completely cleared the refugee camp. "One tries to create a picture of law and order. Military and police patrol, according to World reporter Diana Pieper from Ceuta.
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Spain’s royals set to visit Ceuta as migration crisis exposes divisions
CEUTA, Spain (AP) — Ceuta, a sliver of land in North Africa, is an anomaly for Spain: a city where Muslims and Christians live in almost equal numbers.
Ceuta already has a reserved place on the agenda of the Kings. And also in his conversations in the Royal Palace. Felipe VI transferred this October 12th to the representatives of the autonomous city the expectation with which he faces his next visit with Doña Letizia. «With enthusiasm and desire», the King summarized to the journalists during a corrillo in the reception of the National Festival that, beyond the honors and protocol, had this yea…
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Ceuta Removes 500 Migrants From Coastal Camp as Royal Visit Nears, Residents Warn Crisis Persists
Spanish authorities cleared the last major migrant encampment along Ceuta’s coastline and removed 105 metric tons of waste ahead of King Felipe VI’s historic visit, ... The post Ceuta Removes 500 Migrants From Coastal Camp as Royal Visit Nears, Residents Warn Crisis Persists first appeared on [your]NEWS.
The Spanish exclave of Ceuta in North Africa is grappling with a severe migration crisis. In late July, 80,000 migrants attempted to enter Ceuta by sea or by storming the border fences. Around a hundred people were killed in the process. Follow all updates in this live blog.
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