Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez convenes the National Security Council over the migration crisis in Ceuta
Kyiv • UNN
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez convenes the National Security Council over the migration crisis in Ceuta. The meeting will be the first emergency session.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is convening the National Security Council on Tuesday over the migration crisis in Ceuta, which has been ongoing for 26 days. Politico reported this on August 24, UNN writes.
Details
The meeting will take place at 8:30 a.m. local time at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid. The National Security Council includes members of the Spanish government, as well as the heads of the defense and intelligence agencies.
The crisis in Ceuta began 26 days ago, when tens of thousands of people crossed the border from Morocco, placing a significant burden on local authorities. Before that, Sánchez held online meetings with ministers twice — on August 7 and 17 — to coordinate the government’s actions.
Political pressure on Sánchez
For several weeks, opposition and government politicians had been urging the prime minister to convene the National Security Council. In early August, the leader of the left-wing party "United Left," Antonio Maíllo, called such a meeting "extremely important" and urged Sánchez to review Spain’s relations with Morocco.
The People’s Party also criticized the government’s actions.
First the holidays. Then national security
The upcoming meeting will be the first emergency meeting of the National Security Council that Sánchez has convened specifically because of the situation in Ceuta. Before this, the prime minister had limited himself to coordination meetings with members of the government.