The Congress faces this Tuesday the debate and the vote of a non-legislative proposal registered by Vox with the aim that the PSOE and its leftist and independentist partners position themselves on the "full and indisputable" Spanish sovereignty of Ceuta, Melilla, and other enclaves in North Africa (the Chafarinas Islands, the rock of Vélez de la Gomera, the island of Perejil, and the islands and rock of Alhucemas), as well as to reject the "claims" of Morocco over these places.
The initiative, which will be discussed in the Foreign Affairs Committee, will be defended by the group of Santiago Abascal, which also aims for the Chamber to expressly condemn the statements of Moroccan government officials in which Spanish sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla has been questioned.
Vox also proposes that Congress record the "incompatibility" between the reiteration of the territorial claims of the Moroccan Executive over these cities and the principles that underpin the Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighborliness, and Cooperation signed between Spain and Morocco.
In the same way, the party advocates that Congress reaffirms that "no need for migratory cooperation, no economic interest, and no diplomatic convenience can justify the acceptance, silence, or ambiguity of the Government" of Pedro Sánchez in the face of these claims from the neighboring country.
Several of these demands were already included in a previous motion by Vox that was debated and rejected by the Plenary of Congress last week, so it is expected that this new proposal may have a similar outcome.
Direct requests to the Government
In coherence with the above, the text from Vox demands that the Executive, through the corresponding diplomatic channel, require Morocco to make a "public, express, and unequivocal" declaration of respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Spain and, in particular, for Spanish sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla. If Rabat does not heed this request, it is proposed to promote "immediately" the suspension of the Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighborliness, and Cooperation between both countries.
The document also requests that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summon the Moroccan ambassador to personally convey these demands and warn him of Spain's determination to protect its territory "with all the instruments and means at the State's disposal." In the event that the "invasion" of Ceuta continues and the statements from Morocco questioning Spanish territorial integrity persist, Vox proposes to expel the ambassador and to reciprocally withdraw the Spanish ambassador in Rabat.
Finally, the party urges the Government to demand that Morocco accept "without exception or formal or material excuse" all returns, repatriations, and expulsions from Spanish territory of its nationals, and to thoroughly review the entirety of bilateral relations. The objective would be to ensure that any type of economic, commercial, migratory, police, military, or diplomatic cooperation is "presided over by the principles of reciprocity, respect for Spanish sovereignty, and defense of our territorial integrity."