… The country’s Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, said on Saturday that the situation had almost returned to normal and the country was working on an inflatable barrier to prevent illegal migration via the water.
… Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska blamed people-smuggling networks for exploiting vulnerable migrants and spreading misleading interpretations of a recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling that migrants intercepted at sea cannot be summarily returned in the absence of …
… But in a news conference on Saturday, Spain’s Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told reporters the situation in Ceuta had almost returned to normal. …
… Officials say almost all whose who reached the enclave on 30 July have returned, while Spain’s interior minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said on Saturday that the death toll had risen to 67. …
A major blaze in central Spain has stabilised, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said on Wednesday, in a rare reprieve as soaring temperatures in France and Spain increased the threat from wildfires in both countries. …
… Spain’s Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska, who is expected to visit affected areas in Valencia on Monday, said the fires were advancing slowly. …
… Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska declared a national emergency as fires burned at Villa del Prado and San Martín de Valdeiglesias in the Madrid region and at Burgohondo in Ávila. …
… Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told reporters in Madrid that the seizure was “one of the biggest, not only nationally but internationally”. …
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for "united action" on border security following a large influx of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where about 69,500 migrants have now returned to Morocco and 72 deaths were recorded on the Spanish side. The crisis has strained EU relations, prompting emergency talks among interior ministers and causing Italy, Finland, and Denmark to suspend or call for suspension of Schengen arrangements with Spain.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for "united action" on border security following a large influx of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where about 69,500 migrants have now returned to Morocco and 72 deaths were recorded on the Spanish side. The crisis has strained EU relations, prompting emergency talks among interior ministers and causing Italy, Finland, and Denmark to suspend or call for suspension of Schengen arrangements with Spain.
Spain installed a 500-metre floating barrier off Ceuta after about 50,000 people crossed into the North African enclave in a mass rush that killed at least 67 people; more than 48,000 returned to Morocco within 48 hours, and the EU called an emergency meeting to discuss coordinated border protection.
Spain has condemned the "selfish, polarising and unlawful" reaction of some EU countries to about 60,000 migrants crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Italy, Finland, and Denmark have suspended or called for suspension of the Schengen border-free arrangement with Spain, with EU interior ministers set to meet Tuesday to discuss the crisis.
Spain has condemned the "selfish, polarising and unlawful" reaction of some EU countries to about 60,000 migrants from Morocco reaching the enclave of Ceuta on 30 July. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Spain had restored border control and prevented unauthorised onward movement within 48 hours, while Italian and other EU governments suspended or urged suspension of Spain's Schengen membership, citing the influx.
Hundreds of migrants have entered Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco over the past week, swimming and using flotation devices, with the territory's leader saying resources are overwhelmed and the Spanish Interior Minister expected to visit on Friday. Spain's interior ministry attributes the influx to human trafficking networks exploiting a recent Supreme Court ruling that prevents summary return of migrants intercepted at sea.
Hundreds of migrants have entered Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco over the past week, with the territory's leader warning that resources are overwhelmed and calling for government intervention. Spanish media reported between 2,000 and 3,000 people entered on Thursday alone, though figures remain conflicting, and over 1,500 migrants have reached Ceuta in the past two weeks.
A major blaze in central Spain has stabilised and evacuation orders have been lifted in Avila province, though rising temperatures in Spain and France have triggered new wildfire alerts and evacuations in other areas, with temperatures expected to reach 40°C in Spain and 42°C in southwest France.
French President Emmanuel Macron called a crisis cabinet meeting as wildfires closed in on Bordeaux, with the blaze about 15km from the city and another heatwave threatening to complicate firefighting efforts. More than 330,000 people have been evacuated across France and Spain over the past week.
French authorities have ordered evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula with hundreds fleeing by boat as a wildfire consumes 8,700 hectares in the Gironde region. Spain has also declared a national emergency as wildfires burn near Madrid, while a separate major fire in France's Landes region has prompted evacuation of more than 23,000 people.
Spanish Civil Guard intercepted a freighter in international waters off the Canary Islands on Friday, seizing between 30,000 and 45,000kg of cocaine and arresting around 20 people. Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska called it "one of the biggest, not only nationally but internationally," while the Civil Guard described the haul as the "largest known seizure."