Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of Spain's opposition People’s Party (PP), characterized the mass migrant influx into Ceuta as a "premeditated and unprecedented occupation" and a severe "national security crisis".

 

Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of Spain's opposition People’s Party (PP), characterized the mass migrant influx into Ceuta as a "premeditated and unprecedented occupation" and a severe "national security crisis". He slammed Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government for ignoring intelligence warnings, inaction, and leaving residents abandoned.

Key Statements and Criticisms

• Government Inaction and Prior Knowledge: Feijóo claimed the state had advanced intelligence warning of the crisis days prior and did nothing to prevent it, questioning how all intelligence services could fail simultaneously.
• "Ridiculous" Barriers: He dismissed the government's subsequent deployment of maritime containment barriers as a late and "ridiculous" reaction implemented only after the border was already overrun.
• Triple Failure: During his joint appearance in Ceuta with city president Juan Jesús Vivas, Feijóo stated that the situation represents a "triple failure of migration policy, security policy, and foreign policy".
• Stance on Morocco: He demanded transparency regarding what failed in bilateral cooperation with Morocco, emphasizing that good neighborliness requires mutual "reciprocity, transparency, and good faith".
• Call for European Support: Feijóo argued that the pressure on Ceuta is a broader European Union problem, urging Madrid to work collaboratively with EU partners for a firmer, more orderly migration policy rather than isolating itself.