Some retractable pivots have been installed that would prevent possible entry of cars intended to “terrorist attack or attempted entry by force”.
star water border in ceuta Finalize preparations for its reopening, when it will take place on Tuesday, May 17 at 00:00, as announced by the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlasca, last Thursday. Improvement and adaptation work continued this Monday, hours before the opening. Some retractable pivots have been installed that will prevent the eventual entry of cars intended to “terrorist attack or attempt to force entry from across the border”, according to sources. official delegation in Ceuta.
In addition, they are completing pedestrian access and installing new umbrellas for solar protection from border agents. Outside, workers from the Autonomous City were working to fix all the urban furniture located next to the entrance, framing the medians separating the streets in two directions. Machines will arrive this Monday for the asphaltization of the road that will provide access to border control posts, arranged in two lanes in that direction. Morocco And three to enter Spain.
The automated people control system, the so-called intelligent border, will not yet be operational and is planned for mid-June, as the representative of the government in Ceuta wishes.
When the opening is already in effect, the Tetun province does not allow the entry of residents without a visa, as so far as the exemption rule covers. schengen treaty, which allows the entry of neighbors of the border cities of the province Tetun You nador for the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, But this prevented him from traveling to the peninsula.
Cross-border workers with documents, encrypted at more than a hundred, will only be able to cross from Tuesday, May 31, as stated in the decree opening Spanish land borders.
The Moroccan press considers the reopening of borders symbolic in this first phase, the duration of which has not yet been determined. This symbolism, which is referred to by some media in the neighboring country, does not see it as a coincidence that the date of reopening by the two countries coincides with the anniversary of the migrant crisis that caused Morocco to admit more than 12,000 people. Because of the convenience. Breakwater of access to Tarjal beach in Ceuta.
But before borders can be reopened, Spain and Morocco They still have to agree on two important points: commercial customs in Melilla and the construction of a new one in Ceuta, which, according to the words of the Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albers, would be a reality sooner rather than later. A statement that matches the roadmap that the governments of the two countries will follow after the meeting Rabat Pedro Sanchez and . By Mohammed VI This follows the resumption of eroded bilateral ties in March last year, which led to a diplomatic crisis due to the leader’s hospitalization. Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali at a hospital in Logru.
The government delegation in Ceuta gave information on Monday night at a press conference on the terms of the border opening. Thus, the representative of the government in Ceuta, Salvatore Mateos, has informed that during the next 15 days the Tarajal crossing will be open to people and vehicles (only Spanish citizens and those in the European Union or with a Schengen visa) without permission for the passage of goods from Morocco – “also a bag of tomatoes” No”—nor in the traveler rule, the person in charge of Ceuta’s foreign health sentenced in a single appearance.
This measure is the same as that adopted by Morocco, unless conditions are met for the possible opening of a commercial customs office that will emerge from the bilateral commission between the two countries, in line with the roadmap to be followed between Spain. Morocco after the normalization of relations between the two countries following the visit of Pedro Sanchez to Rabat.
Mateos has appeared with those responsible for the National Police and Civil Guard, Commissioner Noguerles And this Colonel Dominguez, and has broken down the phases of the “gradual and systematic opening” of the Tarajal range, published by the BOE last Saturday.
For its part, the Interior Ministry has strengthened CNP units to guarantee security at border facilities, with troops from UIP and the arrival of foreign agents to control the entry and exit of people.
In Phase 1, people who can access the Schengen area, that is, Spaniards, Europeans and Moroccans who have a visa to move around the EU, will enter Spanish territory. There are no restrictions for those leaving Ceuta, whether they are Spanish or Moroccan.
In Phase 2, until May 31, cross-border workers will be able to enter Ceuta with a valid foreign identity card or receipt of a TIE card application. These cross-border workers can obtain a special visa for Ceuta and Melilla which will be issued at the Spanish consulates.
Association Jusil, Those whose national representatives are visiting Ceuta have demanded that the Spanish government increase the number of civil guards to “control border crossings” with the help of electronic measures such as license plate recognition and facial recognition, something like Which the government is planning with the imposition of “intelligent limits”. According to the Secretary General of the Professional Association, Jusil also called for the creation of a special unit to guard the fence with enough material to repel attempts of “immigrant attacks”. Ernesto Villario, Which has made it clear that they are here “to support and support the work done by the soldiers”.
With the anniversary of the migrant and humanitarian crisis approaching, JUSIL’s representatives condemned that they “view with concern that the situation has practically not changed at all: there is still no Civil Guard reinforcements at the Tarajal border crossing, the fence is still there.” It is also unsafe and none of the promises made by the Home Secretary after the attack have been fulfilled.”
The government representative said in this regard that the shortage of troops demanded by the Union of Civil Guards does not correspond to reality, “as you will be able to verify tonight”, referring to the equipment mobilized for the opening of the border. .
On the other hand, the visit of PP President Alberto Nuez Feijo to Ceuta has been announced this Tuesday, which coincides with the opening of the border crossing and the anniversary of the May crisis. Feijo will be welcomed by Ceuta’s President Juan Jess Vivas, and is expected to meet with representatives of the city’s business fabric and state security forces and bodies.
According to the PP in a statement, the visit of the President of the Popular Party is part of the aim of ratifying the PP’s “full commitment” with Ceuta and Melilla as a “place of coexistence between cultures” whose Spanishness has never may have been questioned”.
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