Tensions tied to Ceuta migrant crisis overshadow a date usually reserved for celebration
Spain earmarked 309 million euros to help Ceuta’s social services as protests spread nationwide over the migrant crisis, officials said.
- 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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Tens of thousands of demonstrators flooded streets across major Spanish cities on Wednesday, transforming widespread frustration over the humanitarian emergency in Ceuta into a direct political challenge against Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
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