Spanish King to Visit Disputed Enclaves, Testing Morocco Ties After Border Crisis
The palace said the trip was agreed with the government as Spain faces renewed tensions with Morocco after a migrant surge that sent more than 70,000 people to Ceuta.
- Spanish King Felipe and Queen Letizia will visit the north African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla on October 13th and 14th. The palace confirmed, "This visit has been agreed by the government and the royal household."
- Ceuta has been embroiled in a humanitarian crisis since more than 70,000 migrants streamed into the small city on July 30th and 31st. Thousands of migrants remain in dire conditions, sleeping on the streets and beaches.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged the royal visit last month, stating the city needed to feel "supported by the state more than ever." The government must assess asylum claims while protecting unaccompanied children.
- This trip marks the first royal visit since King Juan Carlos in November 2007 sparked a diplomatic crisis with Morocco. Morocco claims sovereignty over the territories, leading to past protests where Moroccans called them "Moroccan."
- Amid rumors regarding Rabat's potential role in the migrant surge, Felipe recently told French President Emmanuel Macron that the European Union must be "more efficient and show more solidarity in the protection of the union's external border.
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This trip, which will begin the day after the Spanish National Day on 12 October, will be followed the next day by a visit about 500 km further east to Melilla. It will be his first trip to these two cities since his accession to the throne in 2014. It was his father, Juan Carlos, who had made the last visit of a Spanish sovereign to Ceuta and Melilla in November 2007. It had then led to a diplomatic crisis with Morocco, which claimed its sovere…
Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will visit the country's North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla on October 13-14, the royal palace announced on Thursday.
Spanish king to visit disputed enclaves, testing Morocco ties after border crisis - Regional Media News
By Mireia Merino MADRID, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Spain's King Felipe will visit the disputed North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla this month, sources in the royal household said on Thursday, a move that could further strain tense relations between Madrid and Rabat following [...]
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will travel on 13 October to Ceuta and Melilla, a first since the induction of the sovereign in 2014, in a context of tensions with Rabat revived after the arrival of more than 80,000 migrants in Ceuta.
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The PP welcomes that the government "let Philip VI go" to the autonomous cities Los Reyes will visit Ceuta and Melilla on October 13 and 14
Spanish king to visit disputed enclaves, testing Morocco ties after border crisis
By Mireia Merino MADRID, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Spain's King Felipe will visit the disputed North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla this month, sources in the royal household said on Thursday, a move that could further strain tense relations between Ma...
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