- 11h ago
Spanish intelligence says Morocco knew of Ceuta mass entry calls days ahead
Spain's National Intelligence Centre told judge María Tardón that Moroccan authorities knew of social media calls for a mass entry into Ceuta, and that their passivity let the crisis overflow.
- 20h ago
Italy extends Schengen border checks on Spain by seven days as Meloni and Sánchez agree
Rome has extended its temporary border checks on travellers from Spain by seven days, aligning them with the expiry of Spanish measures after exchanges with Madrid. The two interior ministers will look for cooperation measures to replace the checks in the week of 19 October.
- 2d ago
Sánchez puts Margarita Robles second on Madrid list for 29 November election
The Socialist Party placed Defence Minister Margarita Robles second on Pedro Sánchez's Madrid list, one of several lists in which eleven government ministers hold leading positions for the 29 November general election.
- 4d ago
Ex-judge Sáenz de Tejada placed under investigation over alleged plot against Judge Biedma
Judge Santiago Pedraz has named former judge Luis Sáenz de Tejada as an investigated party in the Leire Díez case, and the Interior Ministry is providing police protection to judge Beatriz Biedma from Wednesday, 14 October.
- 4d ago
Madrid judge opens preliminary probe into PP deputy's pepper spray in Congress
A Madrid court has opened preliminary proceedings over alleged injuries from the pepper spray that PP deputy Ana Vázquez displayed in Congress on 23 September. The judge has asked the complainants to provide medical reports before deciding whether to open a formal investigation.
- Oct 6
Spanish Judge María Tardón Orders Ceuta Call Logs in Investigation of July 2026 Border Crisis
National Court Judge María Tardón has ordered Ceuta President Juan Jesús Vivas to provide phone records from 27 to 30 July 2026 to verify whether central government officials ignored warnings before 80,000 migrants entered the enclave.
- Oct 2
Andalusia and Ceuta reject migrant transfers and demand returns to Morocco
Regional leaders Juanma Moreno and Juan Jesús Vivas agreed in Seville to withhold migrant relocations, calling for the central government to repatriate all July border crossers.
- Sep 30
Spain casts lone vote against EU return hubs as Ceuta migrant crisis persists
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska rejected new EU deportation hub rules in Luxembourg, citing legal risks, while Madrid moved to relocate 2,500 migrant minors from Ceuta to the mainland.
- Sep 27
Ceuta president testifies on July border crisis as Spain prepares emergency asylum measures
Ceuta President Juan Jesús Vivas told Spain's High Court that Madrid ignored warnings before 70,000 migrants crossed from Morocco in July, as the government moves to rehouse thousands and speed up deportations.
- Sep 23
Spain's Congress Bureau opens disciplinary case after lawmaker displays pepper spray
The governing board of the Spanish Congress of Deputies has scheduled disciplinary proceedings against Partido Popular lawmaker Ana Belén Vázquez after a pepper spray canister shown in the chamber was discharged, sending up to 15 people for medical care.
- Aug 28
Spain requests Frontex deployment to Ceuta following beach camp fires and clashes
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska asked the European Commission for 10 border officers after demonstrators set fire to migrant camps and blocked Red Cross aid in the North African enclave.
- Jul 30
Spain deploys army to Ceuta after thousands of migrants cross from Morocco, one dead
At least one person died as thousands of migrants, mostly young men, swam and climbed fences into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday, prompting Madrid to deploy 60 soldiers and the regional leader to declare an 'absolute humanitarian emergency'.
- Jul 24
Spain wildfires: two Madrid blazes merge, 19,000 evacuated as state of emergency declared
Two wildfires west of Madrid are merging into a single front, forcing at least 19,000 evacuations and prompting a state of emergency as the blazes peak under extreme weather conditions.
- Jun 11
Spain's Congress recognises prison officers as law-enforcement agents in cross-party deal backed by 324 votes
The reform, long demanded by unions, gives prison staff presumption of veracity, injury compensation, specialised training and data protection. Only ERC and EH Bildu voted against the bill.
- Jun 1
Police officer investigated for pushing a 68-year-old retired teacher to the ground during an education strike protest in Valencia
Spain's National Police have opened a disciplinary case against an officer who violently pushed a 68-year-old retired teacher to the ground during a protest in Valencia, as an indefinite education strike enters its fourth week.
