King Felipe VI presided over a tribute to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks of 2001 in the United States this Friday, September 11, at the Naval Base of Rota (Cádiz), where he made a floral offering in their memory.The head of state participated in the joint ceremony of...
The president of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, defended this Thursday that judicial independence constitutes "an essential pillar" of democracy in Spain and emphasized that a Justice "free from political pressures is more necessary than ever."These statements were made after attending the solemn opening of the judicial year, presided...
King Felipe VI is scheduled to travel to Ceuta and Melilla accompanied by Queen Letizia in what will be his first visit to both cities as monarch, according to sources from Zarzuela. These same sources have emphasized that, although the organization of the trip is already underway, a specific date...
The federal coordinator of Izquierda Unida (IU), Antonio Maíllo, has harshly criticized the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, following her meeting with King Felipe VI and the military leadership to address the situation in Ceuta, considering that "she seems to be the minister of the Head of State" rather than...
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has described as "normal" the meeting that King Felipe VI held with the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, and military commanders to address the situation in Ceuta, emphasizing that it is not only a "right" of the monarch to hold such meetings, but...
King Felipe VI held a working meeting on Monday with the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, and various commanders of the Armed Forces to study the situation in Ceuta from the defense perspective, following the massive entry of immigrants from Morocco recorded at the end of July.As noted by the...
King Felipe VI has been this Monday the main protagonist of the official opening of the Faro Santander art center, located in the former headquarters of Banco Santander on Paseo Pereda, where more than 200 neighbors and visitors, both Spanish and foreign, have gathered in front of the historic building...
King Felipe VI is scheduled to inaugurate this Friday, September 11, the Cultural Center and Municipal Museum of Rota Base Forum, a new exhibition space that highlights the existing ties between the American citizens stationed at the Naval Base, the Navy, and the neighbors of this Gaditan locality.On that same...
The King held a telephone conversation this Wednesday with the president of Ceuta, Juan Jesús Vivas, to whom he conveyed the "support of all Spain" to the autonomous city on the occasion of the Day of Ceuta, in a context marked by the crisis triggered by the massive entry of...
The House of the King disseminated this Wednesday a message on the occasion of the Day of Ceuta in which it emphasizes the support of the Crown for the autonomous city and highlights the importance of "unity" and "coexistence"."Today, September 2, is the Day of Ceuta. The Crown and everyone,...
The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, has lashed out this Tuesday against the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, whom he accuses of a "total and absolute lack of empathy" towards the Ceutíes in the midst of the crisis that the autonomous city is experiencing, and has described his...
The general secretary of the PP, Miguel Tellado, has accused the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, this Tuesday of following a "strategy" aimed at "attacking" the King and "discrediting the institutions" of the State. He emphasized that if the head of the Executive had to choose, "he is with...
The possible visit of Felipe VI to Ceuta once again tests the relationship between Spain and Morocco. A Moroccan political source considers that the King's trip to the autonomous city could be interpreted as a provocation, especially when there are only a few weeks left until the Moroccan legislative elections...
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, met this Monday with King Felipe VI, after publicly stating that there are "sufficient arguments and reasons" for the head of State to travel to the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, a visit he has not made since his proclamation in 2014.Sources...
The Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Óscar Puente, has denied that the words of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, regarding a possible visit of King Felipe VI to Ceuta contain a "reproach" towards the monarch. As he has emphasized, if there is any kind of criticism, "it...
The national spokesperson of the PP, Borja Sémper, has demanded this Monday from the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, that he does not "manipulate" the figure of the King and has insisted that the leader of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, would accompany Felipe VI to Ceuta if...
Pedro Sánchez has launched a direct reproach at Felipe VI for not having visited Ceuta and Melilla since his arrival on the throne. The president of the Government has compared the visits made during his eight years in La Moncloa with the monarch's agenda, but has based his argument on...
The president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has reiterated that there are "sufficient arguments and reasons" for King Felipe VI to travel to the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, a trip he has not made since his proclamation in 2014, and has emphasized that "that visit will take place"...
Felipe VI does not preside this Tuesday over the National Security Council convened by Pedro Sánchez to address the crisis in Ceuta. He was not legally obligated to do so. However, the very regulations that govern the body expressly contemplate the participation of the head of state and determine that,...
The Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration and Government spokesperson, Elma Saiz, has emphasized that it is the Royal House that is the "owner" of King Felipe VI's agenda. However, she has avoided specifying whether the Executive has to "authorize" a possible trip of the head of State to...
It continues around the hypothetical visit of the king to Ceuta. The Government maintains that "it is not aware" that Felipe VI has proposed to visit Ceuta. This has been stated by the Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, Elma Sáiz, according to information published by El Español, at...
The president of Melilla and leader of the PP in the autonomous city, Juan José Imbroda, has urged this Saturday that King Felipe VI travel to Ceuta and Melilla "without further delay," after the crisis experienced in Ceuta and the episodes of strong migratory pressure that both enclaves have suffered...
The parliamentary spokesperson for Izquierda Unida (IU), Enrique Santiago, has urged King Felipe VI to call the Moroccan monarch, Mohamed VI, in order to help reduce the migratory crisis being experienced in Ceuta, a situation he has described as an "attack" coming from the neighboring country. "He is taking too...
The possibility that Felipe VI travels to Ceuta is back in the debate. No one doubts that this trip will take place, although the exact moment is not clear at all. In the midst of a migration crisis, the monarch committed to the president of the autonomous city, Juan Jesús...
