About 2,000 people, according to Local Police figures, have gathered this Wednesday in front of the Arrecife City Hall to show their support for Ceuta in light of the situation the autonomous city is going through after the massive entry of people through the border with Morocco on July 30 and 31. The mobilization, promoted by the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP), has had a broad political representation from the PP, Coalición Canaria, and Vox in the capital of Lanzarote.
Many of the attendees were carrying Spanish flags and signs of support for Ceuta, and the vast majority were shouting for the resignation of Pedro Sánchez.
The mayor of Arrecife, Yonathan de León, was in charge of reading the manifesto 'Ceuta is all of us', with which Spanish city councils have wanted to convey their support to the people of Ceuta and demand a response from the Government of Spain to the situation generated in the autonomous city.
During the reading of the manifesto, De León conveyed the message that "Ceuta is not alone" and defended that "Ceuta is and will always be Spain". The text claims Spanish sovereignty over the autonomous city and maintains that the situation experienced at the border "is not a migratory problem", but rather a matter that affects security, territorial integrity, and the State as a whole.
They demand a response from the Government
The manifesto calls on the central government to reinforce state resources in Ceuta, guarantee border control, and provide the city with the necessary human, material, and administrative resources to face the situation.
The city councils also demand extraordinary funding to cope with the impact on public services, as well as support measures for businesses, self-employed workers, and employees with the aim of recovering economic activity and confidence in the city.
Another point of the document calls for the use of European Union instruments to address the situation, considering that Ceuta constitutes one of Europe's external borders.
The text also calls for the "effective return with guarantees" of those who entered Spain irregularly, one of the demands that has gained the most prominence in the political debate opened after the events of late July.
"Ceuta is not alone"
The manifesto read in Arrecife concluded with a call for unity and a defense of coexistence, while rejecting "any form of hatred, racism or confrontation".
"Spain is with Ceuta," the document states, insisting that the autonomous city's border "is everyone's border."
The rally ended with the message that gives the manifesto its name: "We are all Ceuta."
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