Rome, 1 August (LaPresse) – “The crisis in Ceuta – which, incidentally, has already been resolved – has all the hallmarks of having been orchestrated for the sole purpose of attacking the Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez. It is worrying that some EU countries have exploited the situation, rather than showing solidarity with a European partner facing an emergency. Italy, in particular – which is just as much a border country as Spain – should be forging alliances with Madrid, not suspending the Schengen Agreement in a wholly opportunistic and senseless manner, thereby triggering a diplomatic crisis with another EU Member State. The Italian government’s reaction, moreover, is entirely in line with that of Trump, who used the images from Ceuta to tell Americans that if the Democrats win, the same thing will happen in the US. Manipulation of reality for electoral purposes on the one hand, and an attack on Sánchez for his political autonomy – and also to divide the EU – on the other. The same Trump who, at this very moment, is crucial to Morocco’s efforts to secure full territorial sovereignty over Western Sahara, thereby denying the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination, as reaffirmed in numerous United Nations resolutions. All these factors raise more than a few questions about the dynamics behind the Ceuta crisis and the number of interests at stake.” This is the view of Laura Boldrini, a PD MP and Chair of the Chamber of Deputies’ Standing Committee on Human Rights Worldwide.
Migrants: Boldrini says, “A crisis being exploited – just how many interests are at stake?”
Rome, 1 August (LaPresse) – “The crisis in Ceuta – which, incidentally, has already been resolved – has all the hallmarks of having been orchestrated for the sole purpose of attacking the Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez. It is worrying that some EU countries have exploited the situation, rather than showing solidarity with a European partner facing an emergency. Italy, in particular – which is just as much a border country as Spain – should be forging alliances with Madrid, not suspending the Schengen Agreement in a wholly opportunistic and senseless manner, thereby triggering a diplomatic crisis with another EU Member State. The Italian government’s reaction, moreover, is entirely in line with that of Trump, who used the images from Ceuta to tell Americans that if the Democrats win, the same thing will happen in the US. Manipulation of reality for electoral purposes on the one hand, and an attack on Sánchez for his political autonomy – and also to divide the EU – on the other. The same Trump who, at this very moment, is crucial to Morocco’s efforts to secure full territorial sovereignty over Western Sahara, thereby denying the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination, as reaffirmed in numerous United Nations resolutions. All these factors raise more than a few questions about the dynamics behind the Ceuta crisis and the number of interests at stake.” This is the view of Laura Boldrini, a PD MP and Chair of the Chamber of Deputies’ Standing Committee on Human Rights Worldwide.
