Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez ordered the disclosure of a dossier containing all reports on the massive entry of migrants in Ceuta, in an attempt to respond to the strong contestation the government is facing. The parliamentary session took place at a time of intense political pressure on the Executive.
During that session, the Spanish Government formally admitted it did not receive prior warnings about the migratory crisis that led thousands of people to cross the border between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. This admission comes in a context of growing scrutiny over the response capacity of the authorities.
The decision to publish the reports comes as a measure to silence the opposition, which has been demanding explanations about how the executive managed the situation and what information was available before the massive flow of migrants. The Ceuta crisis exposed diplomatic tensions between Spain and Morocco.
Sánchez's government thus faces a dual pressure: the need to demonstrate transparency through the disclosure of documents, while trying to control the political impact of the crisis on relations with Rabat and on Spanish public opinion.
