The migration crisis in Spanish Ceuta has escalated after demonstrators set fire to part of a migrant camp, blocked Red Cross aid deliveries and demanded immediate deportations to Morocco. Thousands of migrants continue to remain in the North African enclave and tensions have spread into the city's streets.
The Spanish government has labeled the situation a matter of national security, established a crisis team and requested assistance from the European Commission. Madrid is also facing criticism from the opposition and local officials over crisis management. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez requested to address Congress 27 days after the crisis began, thereby attempting to prevent the opposition from forcing him to do so through a vote. El Mundo ↗
The government is calling on the People's Party to help stop the violence in Ceuta. Minister Ángel Víctor Torres and Ceuta's president Juan Vivas agreed on a call against violence, however the situation has further deteriorated following attacks on humanitarian aid. Ministers Fernando Grande-Marlaska, José Manuel Albares and Elma Saiz are to appear before Congress to explain the government's approach. seznamzpravy.cz ↗
Tensions have been heightened by divisions within the cabinet. Defense Minister Margarita Roblesová questioned the government's official line by claiming that authorities received a warning about the arrival of migrants. The further development will depend on Madrid's response, cooperation with Brussels and the ability to restore order in Ceuta. El Mundo ↗
Crisis in Ceuta Escalates into Violence and Pressure on Government
On Record
Fernando Grande-Marlaska
Minister vnútra Španielska
25.08.2026
„Neexistovala žiadna správa, ktorá by naznačovala, že 30. júla sa stane to, čo sa napokon stalo."
Povedal to na tlačovej konferencii po zasadnutí vlády v tej istej hodine, keď ministerka obrany v Kongrese tvrdila opak.
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Pedro Sánchez
Premiér Španielska
02.08.2026
„sobeckou a protiprávní"
Hodnotenie európskej reakcie na migračnú krízu v Ceute
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Marlaska acude al Congreso tras el choque con Robles dispuesto a defender su versión
El Pais
| 05:30 28.08.
Moncloa arrincona a Margarita Robles por cuestionar la versión oficial promarroquí
El Mundo
| 22:57 27.08.
Španělská ministryně zpochybnila oficiální linii vlády o krizi v Ceutě
seznamzpravy.cz
| 15:59 26.08.
Demonstranten legen Feuer in Notlager in Ceuta – Migranten müssen sich zurückziehen
Welt
| 21:51 27.08.
Ceuta: Demonstranten legen Feuer in Migrantenlager
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| 21:21 27.08.
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| 21:03 27.08.
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Die Zeit
| 21:01 27.08.
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Die Zeit
| 21:57 27.08.
La guerra sin fin entre Marlaska y Robles
El Pais
| 05:45 27.08.
Vivas lleva a Europa "lo que Sánchez no quiere que se sepa": se verá con Metsola, Brunner y Webber
El Mundo
| 02:16 27.08.
250 migrantes ya han cruzado a la Península con motos de agua y lanchas rápidas tras pagar hasta 6.000 euros
El Mundo
| 22:47 26.08.
Las protestas toman las calles de Ceuta: “Vivimos en cuatro manzanas”
El Pais
| 21:39 26.08.
Migration: Spanien bittet die EU um Hilfe in der Ceuta-Krise
Sueddeutsche Zeitung
| 09:21 26.08.
Sánchez pide comparecer en el Congreso 27 días después del inicio de la crisis de Ceuta para evitar ir obligado por sus socios
El Mundo
| 09:00 26.08.
El Gobierno pide al PP que le ayude a parar la violencia en Ceuta en medio de bloqueos del reparto de comida a los inmigrantes
El Pais
| 05:30 28.08.
Clamor ceutí contra su «abandono» en una marcha que acaba con disparos disuasorios de la Policía: «Si no se quieren ir los echaremos»
El Mundo
| 23:32 26.08.
En vidéo, la course-poursuite impressionnante entre des policiers et un voleur de yacht à 1 million d’euros
Le Figaro
| 21:03 26.08.
Page critica con dureza la gestión en Ceuta: "El mando único hubiera estado mucho antes si no hubiera sido en vacaciones. Y es triste llegar a esta conclusión"
El Mundo
| 12:27 26.08.
Nemzetbiztonsági üggyé nyilvánította a spanyol kormány a ceutai helyzetet
Index.hu
| 07:45 26.08.
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