In just two days, more than 1,200 migrants left Ceuta’s makeshift camps. The rapid clearance came ahead of Spain’s snap elections and the King’s visit, raising questions about the timing and methods behind the sudden change.
Felipe VI called for joint protection of the EU's external borders during his visit to Helsinki. Finland backed Spain over Ceuta, tying southern border security to defence in the Arctic.
Judge María Tardón has ordered Ceuta to submit its call records. The request covers contacts with Pedro Sánchez and La Moncloa during the border crisis.
Spain’s National Court has ordered Ceuta’s government to urgently hand over all call records between Juan Jesús Vivas and Pedro Sánchez in the days leading up to the July migrant influx. The investigation seeks to establish whether Madrid received critical warnings before the border was overwhelmed.
Southern Spain could face weather disruption as Mario Picazo warns of a possible DANA forming near the peninsula. The system may bring intense rain around the Pilar holiday, though the forecast remains uncertain.
More than 1,100 migrants were removed from El Trampolín in Ceuta on Sunday and Monday. About 900 returned to Morocco on Sunday, while the total across both days passed 1,200.
Isabel Díaz Ayuso and Santiago Abascal are warning voters against postal ballots. Their claims came hours after Pedro Sánchez called an early election for 29 November.
Pedro Sánchez has brought Spain’s general election forward to 29 November after Congress rejected two housing decrees. The vote exposed the coalition government’s weak grip on parliament after months of pressure.
Pedro Sánchez faces mounting pressure to call early elections after Congress rejected his government’s housing decrees. With mass protests over rental prices and political allies turning away, the government is racing to salvage its agenda before the window closes.
Police arrested three people near Puerta del Sol after a far-right rally in Madrid. Officers fired rubber bullets when groups tried to cross the security cordon around the housing camp.
Police are dismantling Ceuta's largest migrant settlement just days before Spain's King and Queen visit the city. Nearly 3,000 people were initially reported to be living there, but police say the camp holds more than 3,500.
Spanish police have begun a partial eviction at Trampolín beach in Ceuta, where more than 3,000 migrants live in makeshift camps. The operation focuses on relocating people for identification and possible return to Morocco, while security measures are tightened around basic infrastructure.
A Moroccan activist is calling for a nationwide protest in Fnideq on October 14, timed to coincide with King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia’s visit to Ceuta and Melilla. The demonstration describes the Spanish enclaves as 'Moroccan cities under occupation' and urges peaceful civic action.
Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will visit Ceuta and Melilla on 13 and 14 October 2026, their first official visit to the autonomous cities since 2014. The King has already welcomed the long-awaited trip.
Housing has displaced migration at the centre of Spain's political debate. Government measures enjoy broad support, but the left still struggles to show that its policies have changed daily life.
Felipe VI and Letizia will visit Ceuta and Melilla on October 13 and 14, 2026, in their first trip to both Spanish cities. Moroccan state institutions have stayed silent, but a newspaper close to Mohamed VI has condemned the journey and revived memories of the 2007 crisis.
Senior PSOE officials and ministers are urging Pedro Sánchez to call early elections if Junts blocks the government’s housing decrees. The standoff could put Spain’s housing crisis at the center of a national campaign.
Gonzalo Sanz has reaffirmed his account before Judge María Tardón, handing over messages and call records linked to warnings before the Ceuta invasion.
Felipe VI and Letizia will visit Ceuta and Melilla on 13 and 14 October, their first official trip to the cities since 2014. As of 1 October, Moroccan authorities had issued no official response, while local media framed the journey as a diplomatic test.
EU interior ministers have approved rules intended to speed up deportations. Spain was the only country to vote against them, while Belgium abstained.
Pedro Sánchez will not accompany Felipe VI and Letizia in Ceuta and Melilla. A Government minister will join the monarchs during their visits on 13 and 14 October 2026.
A technician preparing data for a high-profile Ceuta immigration report was questioned by police for twelve hours without legal counsel. The episode lays bare deep tensions over control of evidence and the shaping of official narratives in Spain’s most sensitive border crisis.
Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will visit Ceuta and Melilla on 13 and 14 October, just after Spain's National Day. The trip follows a summer border crisis and comes nearly nineteen years after the previous royal visit.
Felipe VI and Letizia will visit Ceuta on 13 October and Melilla on 14 October. It will be their first trip there as King and Queen, after months of migration pressure on Spain's border.
Spain will be the only EU country to vote against the new regulation, which would allow migrants to be detained for up to 24 months and authorize deportation centers outside the EU. The move leaves Spain isolated on migration policy as the rest of the bloc pushes for tougher measures.
Sumar has openly claimed responsibility for halting a government decree aimed at speeding up migrant returns from Ceuta. The move exposes sharp divisions within Spain’s coalition and raises new questions about migration policy at the country’s southern border.
Italy is extending airport and port checks on travellers from Spain. Madrid is applying the same measure to arrivals from Italy until 8 October.
Maruja Torres, acclaimed journalist and author, has delivered a blunt message to Spain’s left-wing parties ahead of the upcoming elections. In a candid interview, she called for unity and urged voters to back the left, while reflecting on aging and the realities of social care.
Roughly 500 metres from Congress, tents have become part of Spain's housing fight. The Government defended two decrees as the PP confirmed it would vote against them.
Spain's Defence Ministry has sent Amnesty International's report to prosecutors and a Ceuta court. The report alleges abuse against migrants and asylum seekers, and the armed forces will conduct an internal review.
A 142-106 Senate vote has stopped Spain from ratifying its friendship treaty with France. The defeat came during Emmanuel Macron's two-day state visit to Madrid.
Nearly 200 migrants left Ceuta for Morocco after police cleared the Benítez beach camp. Officials called the returns voluntary, but lawyers say those who refused faced identification and a possible expulsion process.
Felipe VI has called for shared European responsibility for Ceuta's border after more than 80,000 people reached the autonomous city in two days. His appeal came as France and Spain faced a fresh parliamentary setback over their friendship treaty.
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri has become the first woman to head Morocco's government. She takes office after the PAM-led election win and a year of growing anger among young Moroccans.
The eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen after seventy years in her Madrid home has sparked a fierce political storm. Esperanza Aguirre says the case is being used to distract from Spain’s migration crisis and the future of Ceuta and Melilla.
