The first vice president of the Autonomous City of Melilla, Miguel Marín Cobos (PP), has accused the Government of Pedro Sánchez of acting with "cynicism" after the central Executive has demanded that the Popular Party contribute to "lowering the tension" in Ceuta in light of the migratory crisis that the autonomous city is experiencing.
Miguel Marín has condemned the "inaction, negligence, and abandonment" that, in his opinion, the Government of Spain is demonstrating in the face of the situation in Ceuta and has questioned "the capacity of the central Executive to provide a response and put an end to the crisis," following the irregular arrival between July 30 and 31 of more than 70,000 people from Morocco.
The leader of the Melilla government has considered it especially reproachable that, after the management carried out by the central Executive, "the PP is now asked to contribute to lowering the tension." In this sense, he has defended that "the responsibility to ensure control of the borders and to respond to the situation corresponds to the Government of Spain."
The also general secretary of the Melilla PP has focused, moreover, on the need to act in response to the irregular entries recorded in Ceuta and has demanded the "immediate return" of the people who have entered the autonomous city irregularly.
The first vice president of Melilla has emphasized that "the situation in Ceuta directly affects Melilla due to their shared condition as Spanish cities located on the external border of the European Union." Therefore, he has demanded "a firm action from the State and a response that allows recovering control of the situation and prevents the crisis from extending or generating new pressures on Melilla."
The "number two" of the Government presided over by Juan José Imbroda in the Spanish city of North Africa has denounced the "passivity" with which, in his opinion, the central Government has faced the migratory crisis affecting Ceuta and has considered the actions of President Pedro Sánchez and his ministers "irresponsible" in light of a situation that, in his opinion, required the adoption of exceptional measures.
Marín has particularly questioned the response times of the Executive and has pointed out that "the activation of the National Security Council occurred too late, when the crisis had already acquired an extraordinary dimension and was generating significant consequences for the autonomous city."
The popular leader considers that the situation experienced in Ceuta since the end of July "required an immediate and coordinated action by the State," as it is a crisis that affects not only migration management "but also security, public services, and the very response capacity of a border city."