Spain's Royals Set to Visit Ceuta for First Time as Migration Crisis Exposes Divisions
The first royal visit follows a surge in crossings that left 33% of Muslim households below the poverty line, officials said.
- King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visit Ceuta on Tuesday, marking Spain's monarchy's first trip to the North African enclave as it grapples with its deadliest migration crisis this year following about 80,000 crossings in July.
- Historical divisions between Muslim and Christian communities have intensified as the migration crisis persists, with Muslims facing higher poverty rates and many residents reporting they feel abandoned by Spain's central government.
- Demonstrators have set up makeshift camps outside local government buildings in Ceuta, with one resident asking, "What do they want? That we feed all of Ceuta?" expressing frustration over the ongoing crisis.
- Spanish police and thousands of soldiers have been deployed to patrol the city center and border areas, while volunteers providing food assistance report receiving threats amid escalating tensions.
- Residents await the royal visit hoping to see if the monarchy's presence prompts meaningful policy changes, though many express skepticism that political action will materialize amid ongoing community divisions.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Spain's king and queen to visit Ceuta as territory grapples with protracted migration crisis
CEUTA, Spain (AP) — King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will make their first visit to Ceuta on Tuesday in a show of solidarity with residents of the Spanish city in North Africa as they grapple with a migration crisis that has strained relations with Morocco.
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Noticias ao MinutoKing Philip VI today makes the first visit in 20 years of a Spanish Head of State to Ceuta, whose sovereignty is claimed by Morocco and where in July more than 70,000 people entered illegally.
Don Felipe and Dona Letizia set foot in the autonomous city for the first time in their twelve years of reign
In the run-up to the legislative elections, Felipe VI will visit the enclave on Tuesday, 13 October, destabilized by the entry into force of migrants at the end of July, a move that Morocco sees with a bad eye.
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