LIVE | Felipe IV and Letizia visit Melilla: latest news on the Kings' trip amid migration crisis, 29N elections and political reactions
This Wednesday the Kings travel to Melilla in the context of a migratory crisis that has been going on for more than two months. Learn about their arrival minute by minute and the latest incidents of the panorama prior to the November 29 elections.
The president of Melilla on the arrival of migrants in Ceuta: "No one can violate national sovereignty and not expect consequences"
The president of Melilla, Juan José Imbroda, has spoken about the arrival of King Felipe VI to the autonomous city. Regarding the monarch's visit, he described it as “a dream come true,” and about the massive entry of migrants into Ceuta he said that “no one can violate national sovereignty and not expect consequences.” “The invasion of Ceuta was a very serious event. The situation is not resolved, but it is far from life in those ill-fated days.”
The president of Melilla, Juan José Imbroda, receives the Kings and hands Felipe VI the city's staff of command
The president of Melilla has received King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia at the Assembly Palace of Melilla. After the handover of the city's staff of command, the kings greet representatives of the police, the Civil Guard, and local politics. The king, along with Imbroda and Elma Sainz, Minister of Inclusion, Social Security, and Migrations, will hold a private meeting.
Ángel Víctor Torres describes King Felipe VI's speech during his visit to Ceuta as "very correct"
"It seems to me that it was a very correct speech with many messages. He made a call for institutional loyalty and parties are institutions, so there must also be party loyalty," Torres declared during a press conference in Ceuta. This regarding King Felipe VI's call for unity, assuring that "Ceuta is Spain."
King Felipe VI and Letizia are in Melilla's main square where hundreds of people are receiving them
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are now in Melilla's main square after landing in the helicopter that transported them from Ceuta. There, they have been received by hundreds of citizens in what is their first official visit to the autonomous city.
Felipe VI and Letizia Ortiz land in Melilla amid the migration crisis
The kings have landed in Melilla in a helicopter that transferred them from Ceuta, and at this moment they are heading to the Assembly of the autonomous city. At the institution, Juan José Imbroda, president of the Melilla Executive, is scheduled to present him with the golden staff. In this way, the monarch officially visits Melilla for the first time.
Sofía Acedo (PP) believes that the presence of the Kings in Melilla will be "a before and after" for the relationship with Rabat
The representative of Melilla in Congress, Sofía Acedo (PP), has described the visit of the kings to the autonomous city as "much awaited." Acedo also referred to the situation in Melilla by pointing out that what happened on July 30 and 31 "cannot be allowed," so the presence of the monarchs will mark "a before and after" in the relationship with Rabat.
Hundreds of people are waiting for King Felipe VI and Letizia who arrive in Melilla at noon
Chanting "From Ceuta and Melilla they will not move us," hundreds of people are in the main square of Melilla awaiting the kings, who are visiting the city after their stop in Ceuta. Added to this are chants of "Long live Spain, long live the King, and long live the Legion!"
The kings leave the parador of Ceuta amidst the ovation of the people and head to Melilla
The kings leave the parador of Ceuta, where they spent the night, and head to Melilla in what is their first official visit to the city. Felipe VI and Letizia left the hotel greeting the people who applauded them goodbye.
Felipe VI and Letizia travel this Wednesday to Melilla after spending the night in Ceuta, where they were received by a large crowd
The kings travel this Wednesday to Melilla after being welcomed by a large crowd in Ceuta. Felipe VI and Letizia will arrive in the autonomous city shortly before noon in what will be their first official visit. Their first activity will be to visit the Melilla Assembly, where they will be able to meet with local authorities. In Ceuta, the monarch made clear the Spanishness of both autonomous cities.