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PP, Vox and Junts attack Sánchez’s record as Spain heads for November election

News Desk5th October 20265th October 2026

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Spain’s main right-wing opposition party, the People’s Party (PP), the far-right Vox group and the Catalan pro-independence party Junts per Catalunya (JxCat), have each responded...

Pedro Sánchez calls a general election in Spain for 29 November

Tim Parfitt5th October 20265th October 2026

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced an early general election for Sunday 29 November, seeking a stronger mandate after the rejection of his government’s...

Felipe VI and Letizia to visit Ceuta and Melilla in October following migration crisis

News Desk1st October 20266th October 2026

1st October 20266th October 2026917

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will visit Ceuta and Melilla on 13 and 14 October, their first trip to the two autonomous cities since...

Spain orders investigation into alleged military abuse of migrants in Ceuta

News Desk30th September 20265th October 2026

30th September 20265th October 2026726

Spain’s Defence Ministry has referred allegations of torture and mistreatment of migrants in Ceuta to prosecutors and ordered an internal military investigation, following an Amnesty...

Ceuta government delegate resigns after migrant influx, citing harassment and pressure on his family

News Desk28th September 20265th October 2026

28th September 20265th October 2026572

Miguel Ángel Pérez Triano, the Spanish government’s delegate in Ceuta, resigned on Monday, almost two months after thousands of people crossed into the city from...

Thousands march in Madrid over Ceuta crisis, demanding early election and migrant returns

News Desk26th September 20261st October 2026

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Thousands of people marched through central Madrid on Saturday to protest against the Spanish government’s handling of the migration crisis in Ceuta and demand an...

Spain will not ‘turn migrants into the enemy’, Sánchez tells UN as he highlights Ceuta crisis

News Desk24th September 202629th September 2026

24th September 202629th September 20261112

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez used an address to the United Nations in New York on Wednesday night to defend Spain’s handling of the migration...

Thousands of migrants return to Ceuta beaches after port reception camps reach capacity

News Desk18th September 202623rd September 2026

18th September 202623rd September 20261144

Thousands of migrants were left without accommodation in Ceuta on Friday after two temporary reception areas in the city’s port reached their combined capacity of...

Von der Leyen proposes new EU migration emergency framework after Ceuta crisis

News Desk16th September 202622nd September 2026

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a new EU emergency mechanism allowing greater temporary flexibility in migration procedures following the mass arrival...

Spain and Italy extend border checks as diplomatic row over Ceuta deepens

News Desk16th September 202623rd September 2026

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Spain and Italy have again extended reciprocal border controls for another 15 days following the mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta this summer, as an...

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