In the midst of political turmoil in Madrid due to the recent conviction of the brother of the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, or the case related to his wife, Begoña Gómez, the European Commission draws attention to Spain for the “limited progress” in fighting high-level corruption cases and calls for a national register of lobbyists. It does so in its annual report on the Rule of Law, where, although it recognizes certain advances in processing major cases, it highlights “limited progress” in strengthening the rules on conflicts of interest and officeholders in executive functions, and warns that measures against corruption or the regulation of “lobbies” have not yet yielded the expected results in Spain.

Since July 30, when more than 70,000 people entered Ceuta irregularly, a dramatic humanitarian situation has been created and maintained over time, with thousands of people living in extremely precarious conditions and without any dignified and appropriate reception by the Spanish State, which has left thousands of people living in a “legal vacuum,” exposed to sexual violence and without adequate shelter, food, or sanitation for almost three weeks.” These are the two conclusions of an urgent report carried out on the ground by the human rights NGO Human Rights Watch.

The Moroccan authorities have informed the Government that they have opened an investigation into the mass entry of people into Ceuta at the end of July.