Morales warns about Morocco's pressure in Ceuta that would affect the Canary Islands: "Today it's Ceuta; tomorrow, if we don't act, it could be the Canary Islands"

Antonio Morales, president of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, has warned that the latest events in Ceuta reveal a pressure strategy by Morocco that directly affects the economic, territorial, and geostrategic interests of the Canary Islands. In addition, he has also called for a firm response from Spanish and European institutions to prevent it from spreading to the archipelago.

"Today it is Ceuta; tomorrow, if we do not act, it could be the Canary Islands," he said this Monday in a statement. Morales issued this statement after the "serious events" recorded at the end of July in Ceuta and the tension experienced again in recent days at the border, considering that what happened should not be analyzed only from a migratory perspective, but within a broader geopolitical scenario. "I am not just talking about migratory pressure. I am talking about something I have been warning about for months, and that is the emboldening of Morocco and its direct consequences on the sovereignty and strategic interests of our archipelago," he stated.

The president of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria also highlighted Morocco's attitude towards the various episodes recorded in Ceuta, pointing out that in contrast to the lack of control reported during the crisis at the end of July, the neighboring country exhibited strict control of its maritime and land borders in response to the call disseminated on social media to try to access the city again on August 15. "It opens or closes when it wants and when it suits it," the president maintained.

Finally, he considered that the latest events in Ceuta once again demonstrate the need for Spain and Europe to define a clear position towards Morocco and, especially, on those issues that may compromise the strategic interests of the Archipelago. "Defending the Port of La Luz and Las Palmas, our strategic position in the Atlantic, and demanding coherence from the State and the European Union between principles and decisions is not an ideological issue: it is an institutional obligation for those of us who must protect the economic and political future of the Canary Islands," Morales concluded.