During the Ceuta migration crisis, Rabat is said to have repeatedly violated Spanish territorial waters, coming close to a naval clash. The government remained silent for months and now the Prime Minister is playing down the incident. Meanwhile, Philip VI is visiting the exclaves and Morocco appears keen to facilitate a return to normality ahead of the elections

The MEP’s attacks on ‘neo-colonialism’ regarding Ceuta are being lauded by the press under King Mohammed VI. However, a review of historical records shows that Ceuta has never been Moroccan, nor does it intend to become so.

“It’s not Spain.” Thus, the MEP from Avs denies the history of the Spanish left and clashes with the positions of her own colleagues in the European Parliament 

The MEP from Avs describes the Spanish enclave in Africa as a “remnant of European colonialism”, contradicting von der Leyen’s remarks on the Union’s borders. Zarzalejos’s response in Strasbourg and the condemnation by the Spanish People’s Party

Italy and Spain are publicly at loggerheads for the sake of domestic political expediency, but they are not denouncing Rabat’s hybrid attack so as not to upset the regimes that are blackmailing Europe by controlling migration flows

Back in parliament, the Prime Minister acknowledges the existence of an attack on Spain’s “territorial integrity”, but at the same time rules out any responsibility on the part of Rabat. And even members of the governing coalition are beginning to express scepticism

The rift and the blame game between the government and the police is a constant feature for the Spanish Prime Minister, who is constantly under pressure. The Haftar case and the cocaine seizure last May