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

Madrid has finally admitted that its response to the migration crisis has been inadequate. A police report has emerged referring to an operation by the Moroccan security forces

The Prime Minister first underestimated the problem, then denied it, and is now scrambling to deal with it. A month after the mass arrival in the enclave, the migration crisis has also become a social, political and institutional one. These are lessons that Italy would do well to learn.