The PP insists on taking Marlaska to the Senate before the Congress and calls for a second appearance over the crisis in Ceuta

The Popular Party has used its absolute majority in the Senate to summon Fernando Grande-Marlaska again for the management of the Ceuta crisis. The Interior Committee has been convened for next Thursday, August 20, just eight days after the minister left his seat empty in a first extraordinary session.

The Government has already announced that Marlaska will not attend this second summons either. The Executive maintains that its ministers will offer the corresponding explanations in Congress and wants to avoid them having to appear on the same matter before both chambers. Interior plans to go to the Lower House on August 28, according to the calendar sent by the Government itself.

The new summons is part of the parliamentary offensive launched by the popular party during the month of August. The Senate has also called the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, and Defense, Margarita Robles, to account for the actions of their departments after the massive entry registered in Ceuta at the end of July.

The PP wants to get ahead of Congress

The first session of the Interior Committee was held on Wednesday despite Marlaska's absence. Only representatives from the PP, Vox, and Junts participated, while the seat reserved for the minister remained empty. The president of the committee, Fernando Martínez-Maíllo, then accused the head of Interior of disobeying the Senate and announced that the popular party would again demand his presence.

Marlaska justified his absence due to "obvious circumstances" and reiterated that he will appear in Congress. The Executive's argument has not stopped the PP either, which seeks for the explanations to take place first in the Upper House and considers that the Senate's majority has the capacity to directly demand the presence of the ministers.

The new summons is set for August 20. If the Government maintains the refusal communicated so far, the Interior Committee will meet again without Marlaska before the minister appears in Congress eight days later.