Pedro Sanchez
Sanchez: Ceuta mass entry a ‘hybrid attack’, denies Moroccan ‘blackmail’
MADRID, Spain – Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has elevated the diagnosis of the Ceuta crisis, now assuming that the mass entry of migrants from Morocco can be classified as a hybrid attack, though he stopped short of identifying who would be behind such an action. Until now, the head of government had spoken of a […]
Police Union Alleges Government Reprisals Against Officers
MADRID, Spain – The National Police union JUPOL has denounced what it describes as a situation of governmental harassment at the highest level against officers from the General Commissariat for Immigration and Borders who prepared the report attributing responsibility to Morocco for the mass border assault in Ceuta. The union claims that the Police Directorate […]
Prosecutor Seeks Investigation Into Ceuta Mass Entry For Illegal Immigration Facilitation, Homicide, And Criminal Organisation
MADRID, Spain – The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the National Court has requested that the court assume jurisdiction over the investigation into the mass entry of migrants into Ceuta in late July, arguing that the case may involve offences including facilitation of illegal immigration, homicide, and reckless serious injury, as well as criminal organisation. The […]
Balearic President Accuses Sánchez Of Concealing Migration Alert Affecting The Islands
PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain – The president of the Balearic Islands, Marga Prohens, has accused Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of withholding sensitive information regarding a security alert warning of a high risk of mass irregular arrivals to the archipelago, stating that the regional government only learned of the existence of the alert more than a […]
Feijóo Demands Sánchez Resign As ‘Incompetent Or Complicit’ In Ceuta Crisis
MADRID, Spain – The president of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has launched a fierce attack against Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez following his appearance in Congress to report on the Ceuta crisis, stating that Sánchez only attended the session to say he was unaware of the situation, absolving himself of any responsibility. Feijóo has […]
Russia Demands Spain Prove Claims Of Involvement In Ceuta Crisis
MOSCOW, Russia – Russia’s Foreign Ministry has called on Spain to provide evidence supporting allegations of Russian involvement in a disinformation campaign that supposedly triggered the migration crisis in the autonomous city of Ceuta, with ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stating that without concrete facts backed by figures, dates, and names, there is nothing to discuss. […]
Sánchez Exonerates Morocco, Points To Russia And Israel In Ceuta Crisis
MADRID, Spain – Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has exonerated Morocco from responsibility for the mass entry of 80,000 people into Ceuta, instead pointing to an “ultra-right international” involving Russian and Israeli networks that he claims spread disinformation on social media. In his first public remarks following more than a month of silence, Sánchez asserted during […]
Two ‘No Name Kitchen’ Activists Arrested in Ceuta for Inciting Violence
CEUTA, Spain – Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska confirmed on Thursday the arrest of two individuals, a Canadian and a German national, in Ceuta after they allegedly encouraged groups that violently confronted security agents deployed in the city. The detainees were reportedly collaborating as volunteers with the NGO “No Name Kitchen”, an organisation that has publicly […]
Congress Forces Sánchez To Bring Forward Ceuta Appearance To September 3
MADRID, Spain – The Congressional Board of Spokespersons has forced Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to bring forward his appearance before the lower house to September 3 to report on the migration crisis in Ceuta, after the government had proposed September 9 as the date. The government had registered the request for the prime minister’s voluntary […]
Spain Gave Over 1.2 Billion Euros to Morocco Under Sánchez
MADRID, Spain – The government of Pedro Sánchez has given or committed more than 1.26 billion euros in public money to Morocco since he took office in 2018, encompassing development cooperation, loans, and public financing for projects in the neighbouring country, with the bill particularly soaring in recent years and mainly directed towards rail infrastructure, […]