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POLITICS15h agoSpain seeks ‘good neighbourly relations’ with Morocco as migration crisis shadows royal visitSpain’s King Felipe VI has called for “good neighbourly relations” with Morocco during a landmark visit to Ceuta, as tensions over migration continue to test relations between the two neighbours and highlight the human cost of Europe’s bordersAfricanews [en]
POLITICS16h agoFelipe VI concludes visit to Ceuta with a warning to Morocco: "Against any risk, our obligation is to defend an inalienable part of Spain"El Mundo
POLITICS1d agoSpain’s king visits Ceuta amid tensions with MoroccoKing 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.France 24 [en]
POLITICS1d agoWhy Ceuta and Melilla remain a point of contention between Spain and MoroccoThe arrival of more than 72,000 migrants in Ceuta from Morocco this summer reignited the debate over Spain's sovereignty on the two autonomous cities on the North African coast. Morocco has claimed this sovereignty since the 1960s, and King Felipe VI's planned visit on October 13 is intended as yet another symbolic rejection of those claims.Le Monde [en]
POLITICS1d ago"Spain!, Spain!,... olé, olé, olé": the Kings return to Ceuta 19 years later and Morocco warns of "blackmail"Felipe VI y Letizia llegan hoy y la gran duda es si Rabat se reserva algún movimiento de represalia LeerEl Mundo
POLITICS1d agoSpain’s king and queen set to visit enclave Ceuta where migration crisis reveals riftsSpain's Ceuta, a city in North Africa, is facing a migration crisis that has exposed deep divisionsThe Independent World
POLITICS1d agoSpain clears last major migrant camp in Ceuta ahead of royal visitSpanish police, backed by soldiers, have cleared the last major migrant encampment in Ceuta, just two days before King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are due to visit the North African territory.Africanews [en]
POLITICS2d agoFelipe VI in Ceuta and Melilla: Will the royal visit worsen Morocco-Spain relations?Dix-neuf ans après la visite de Juan Carlos Ier, qui avait provoqué une crise diplomatique avec Rabat, c’est son successeur, le roi Felipe VI, qui se rendra les 13 et 14 octobre à Ceuta et Melilla, sur fond de crise migratoire et de tensions électorales en Espagne.Jeune Afrique
POLITICS4d agoMohammed VI rejects political pressure from Spain without mentioning Felipe VI's visit to Ceuta and MelillaEl rey de Marruecos advierte de que la cooperación entre ambos países afronta graves desafíos y critica las normas españolas que “impiden la repatriación de menores” y de adultos marroquíesEl País
POLITICS4d agoA Mohamed VI of extremely weakened appearance opens the new Parliament of Morocco rejecting "pressures, blackmail or threats" from Spain before the trip of the Kings to Ceuta and MelillaEl rey alauí denuncia la "instrumentalización" llevada a cabo por ciertos círculos políticos y mediáticos en España por la crisis ceutí LeerEl Mundo
POLITICS4d agoAlgeria-Spain relations tested by the Ayoub Aissiou affairMalgré le soutien de Madrid à la demande algérienne, la justice espagnole a refusé l’extradition de l’homme d’affaires, enrichi sous la présidence Bouteflika. Une décision qui pourrait peser sur les relations entre les deux pays.Jeune Afrique