The messages coming from Rabat, through its Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, either about the possibility of breaking the bilateral extradition treaty that operates between Spain and Morocco, or questioning the Spanish sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla, an issue he says he repeatedly raises in meetings with the Spanish Government, do not alter the position of Pedro Sánchez’s Executive, which tries to cool down any kind of clash with the neighboring country and to avoid a diplomatic confrontation, with the migratory and sovereignty crisis as a backdrop.

Between shock and desolation, from disbelief and perplexity to unease about what may be coming. Again. The PSOE trembles, from north to south and from east to west, after the indictment of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged corruption crimes.

The King and the president of Ceuta, Juan Jesús Vivas, are holding a meeting this afternoon at the Marivent palace, with which, in addition to analyzing the crisis caused by the illegal entry into the autonomous city of more than 70,000 people from Morocco, the head of State wants to express the support of the Crown and solidarity with the people of Ceuta.

Return is the word that best explains the new direction of the Government in Ceuta: that of the adults who still remain in the city, that of the minors when circumstances allow – since their return requires greater guarantees and a specific procedure – and, above all, that of normality. Because Moncloa’s priority is no longer so much to manage the crisis opened on July 30 and 31 as to close it.