Sánchez affirms that Ceuta and Melilla will be Spanish territory "forever"

Spain's Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, stated this Thursday before the Congress of Deputies that Ceuta and Melilla will be Spanish territory "forever." This declaration was made approximately one month after the sudden migratory flow between Morocco and Ceuta, which occurred at the end of July. Sánchez provided these clarifications to Spanish deputies to address the situation that occurred at that time in the autonomous cities. The migration crisis in July had placed pressure on relations between Spain and Morocco, with thousands of people attempting to enter Ceuta. This intervention by Sánchez before the Congress marks a moment of political clarification on the Spanish commitment to territorial sovereignty over these two North African cities.