The Minister of Childhood and Youth, Sira Rego, has once again insisted this Monday on the need to proceed with the reception in the Peninsula of the migrant minors who are in Ceuta, a measure she has considered “essential” to “ease” the crisis situation of the autonomous city and “guarantee care.” Rego specified that there are 1,478 migrant minors who are identified and in protection centers in the autonomous city, in addition to the 1,200 minors that the Government estimates remain to be registered.

One of the consequences of the situation that Ceuta has been experiencing since the massive arrival of migrants from Morocco in July is the sexual attacks on young people who arrived in this wave, including nine minors.

The restart of the political course has clearly shown a new deep rift within the coalition Government, adding to the already existing one regarding the response the Government must give to Morocco concerning its responsibility for the massive assault on July 30 and 31. The Minister of Culture and spokesperson for Sumar, Ernest Urtasun, staged this midday the direct clash of his party with the socialist wing of the Government over the management of the migration crisis in Ceuta. While the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has flatly ruled out the option of transferring the migrants who remain in the autonomous city to the Peninsula, the junior coalition partner has described this measure as “urgent” and “essential.”