2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (306+ words) Spanish lawmakers approved a bill that could give citizenship to tens of thousands of Sahrawis and their descendants, amid tense ties with Morocco. The legislation must now pass the senate. Spanish lawmakers on Thursday voted to grant citizenship to Western…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (569+ words) Spain declassified documents that showed warnings issued a day before more than 70,000 migrants rushed the Ceuta border fence. Meanwhile, the EU announced funds to strengthen the border and return migrants to Morocco. Spain's national intelligence agency issued a warning about…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (346+ words) The EU has said the funds will go toward bolstering border security and returning migrants to Morocco. The move comes in the wake of a crisis that saw more than 70,000 migrants overwhelm the Spanish exclave in July. The European Union…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (1068+ words) The Moroccan city of Fnideq is next to Spanish-controlled Ceuta. In Fnideq, would-be migrants dream of crossing to a better life, even as locals who witnessed recent mass migration surges say it's way too risky. There are only a few…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (409+ words) Tensions continue over migrants still stranded in Ceuta and the Sanchez government’s handling of the fallout. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Spain on Wednesday to protest the ongoing border crisis in Ceuta and criticize Prime…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (466+ words) Italy's far-right government announced that it will continue to exclude Spanish nationals from the free movement agreement for another 15 days. The government of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will extend its suspension of the Schengen free movement agreement with Spain…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (311+ words) Of the over 70,000 migrants who illegally crossed into Ceuta from Morocco in late July, some 5,000 still remain in the Spanish exclave. Ceuta residents have been angrily protesting their continued presence. Spain has asked for help from the European Border and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (325+ words) The unrest comes one month after a mass influx of migrants from Morocco to the Spanish exclave in North Africa. Protesters in Ceuta set fire to a migrant camp and clashed with police on Thursday. The unrest comes one month…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (270+ words) On July 30 and 31, approximately 72,000 people fled from Morocco to the Spanish north African exclave of Ceuta — and thus into the EU. The migrants found no food or shelter, and no way to reach the European mainland. As a result, approximately…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1068+ words) The Moroccan city of Fnideq is next to Spanish-controlled Ceuta. In Fnideq, would-be migrants dream of crossing to a better life, even as locals who witnessed recent mass migration surges say it's way too risky. There are only a few…...