Spain Approves More Than 45 Million Euros to Guarantee Ceuta's Financial Stability
Spain's Council of Ministers approved on October 13 a package of urgent measures to guarantee the financial stability of Ceuta, the North African autonomous city hit since July 30 by a sustained migration emergency. The government will channel more than 45 million euros to the city as a direct subsidy: 40.6 million for current spending and 4.6 million for capital expenditure, so that essential public services do not buckle under the extraordinary costs. Finance Minister Arcadi España presented the package.
The royal decree-law treats the extraordinary expenses separately in the city's accounts and frees Ceuta from the obligation to present an economic-financial plan in 2026 and 2027 if it breaches stability or spending rules because of those expenses, something the ministry said would otherwise make the situation worse.
At the same press conference, the Minister for Territorial Policy and Government spokesperson, Elma Saiz, updated the management figures: as of October 12, 4,432 people had completed triage and 11,686 returns to Morocco had been registered, 10,161 of them voluntary and 525 expulsions; 7,477 temporary reception places have been enabled across Spain and 4,540 people vaccinated. Saiz also noted that more than 1,900 applications have been filed for the aid to businesses and the self-employed open since September 1, with some 9 million euros being paid out.
The package comes the day after the King and Queen's National Day reception highlighted Ceuta and Melilla, and hours before their visit to both cities. (Source: Ministry of Finance, Spain)
Source: Ministry of Finance, Spain
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Photo: 图：西班牙北非自治市休达（资料图）。Wikimedia Commons 开放授权。 / Photo: Ceuta, Spain's North African autonomous city (file photo). Wikimedia Commons, open license.
