“United” boycottersThe intersectional crusade against the Festival of Ideas in SpainThirty intellectuals have protested in a letter to the organisation: “The sponsor funds Israel”. The event itself will suffer as a result of this initiativebyMarcello Sacco17 SEP 26
The decisionItaly extends the suspension of the Schengen Agreement with Spain by a further 15 days. Madrid: “It’s a disgrace”Italy has decided to extend controls “at its air and sea borders with Spain” because there remain “high risks to internal security, as well as a potential threat linked to possible terrorist infiltration”. Minister Albares’s response: “This undermines the spirit and philosophy of what it means to be European partners.”byRedazione15 SEP 26
"It wasn’t Rabat"Morocco, just like Libya. For Sánchez, the rule is to deny, deny, denyThe 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 MaybyLuca Gambardella3 SEP 26
CountermeasuresSánchez returns from holiday and responds to the crisis in Ceuta after a monthThe Spanish Prime Minister has convened a Cabinet meeting, brought together the National Security Council and set up a single crisis management centre to resolve the humanitarian emergency in the exclave. However, it remains difficult to understand the reasons behind such a slow and contradictory political responsebyMarcello Sacco26 AUG 26
magazineMatador: the disillusionment of the post-Franco generationA primer and later a cult magazine, in Spain and beyond. Based on an idea by Alberto Anaut, who was seeking a space for his boundless curiositybyMaria Pia Farinella24 AUG 26
The analysisLimits and boundaries on the left in the migration debate in SpainThe crisis in Ceuta is bringing to the surface a sense of unease even within the progressive camp: Socialists and allies of the PSOE are criticising the handling of the emergency and are once again questioning the approach to immigration. But with elections looking increasingly difficult and fears of going down with Sánchez, many on the left continue to grumblebyMarcello Sacco20 AUG 26
crisis managementDisinformation about Ceuta has a serious precedent in LibyaThe fake news campaign targeting migrants is causing concern ahead of 15 August, which will serve as a test case for the countermeasures Europe has called on Meta and TikTok to implement. This had already happened in Tripoli two months agobyLuca Gambardella14 AUG 26
conspiracy theories and the likeMorocco lays claim to Ceuta and Melilla“They are very Spanish indeed,” replies Madrid. But Rabat wants to open negotiations. Regarding the events of 30 July, there is speculation that this was retaliation for a journalistic investigation accusing Moroccan intelligence services of spying on the Spanish establishmentbyLuca Gambardella13 AUG 26
the political consequencesCeuta marks a new low for Sánchez’s PSOEWhat has changed in Spain following the disaster in the exclave? Polls show the opposition gaining ground, and the Socialist Prime Minister is devising contingency plans, whilst discontent is mounting on both sides of the MediterraneanbyMarcello Sacco10 AUG 26
The Elefantino editorialThe war with Spain is senseless. The watchword: full retreatItaly and Spain have common interests in Europe; to scupper the agreement on the Ceuta deal is a bizarre mistake, a propaganda stunt that echoes like a gigantic belch. Meloni cannot simply deny her immigration policy in this waybyGiuliano Ferrara9 AUG 26