Defense cancels all permits for military personnel deployed in Ceuta due to the possibility of a new mass crossing

Defense cancels all permits for military personnel deployed in Ceuta due to the possibility of a new mass crossing

The Ministry of Defense has ordered the suspension of all leave for military personnel deployed in Ceuta following the crisis triggered in the autonomous city as a result of the irregular entry of 72,000 immigrants from Morocco in just 48 hours, according to sources from the Ministry of Defense. The General Command of Ceuta is taking this step, which requires the military to remain fully available in the coming days, in order to have maximum operational capacity in the face of the risk of a new mass crossing, which is being called for on social media for next Saturday, August 15.

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Treasury approves new financing backed by Catalonia and the Canary Islands but with 87% of communities rejecting it

Treasury approves new financing backed by Catalonia and the Canary Islands but with 87% of communities rejecting it

The Fiscal and Financial Policy Council approved this Friday the proposal to reform the regional financing model that would provide 21 billion more in resources to fund public services in the common regime communities. In the final vote, the Ministry of Finance received support from the councillors of Catalonia and the Canary Islands. It should be remembered that the framework of the reform is based on the investiture pact of the PSC with ERC to invest Salvador Illa as president of the Generalitat. All the PP communities voted against it, precisely using that argument, that it is a measure previously agreed with an independentist party and, therefore, lacks consensus. Castilla-La Mancha and Asturias, governed by the PSOE, also voted against it. 87% of the autonomous communities oppose the Government’s proposal.

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