Ceuta: The Economic Strangulation Preceding 'Co-sovereignty'
Ceuta, with 83,000 inhabitants, is living through a strangulation strategy: halal menus in schools, accusations of racism, and the specter of 'co-sovereignty' with Morocco…
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The 'co-sovereignty' strangling the people of Ceuta
While Pedro Sánchez negotiates power quotas in Catalonia, measures are being enacted in Ceuta: school menus without pork, accusations of racism against protesters, and a discourse some compare to decolonization. The autonomous city, with 83,000 inhabitants who mostly wish to remain Spanish, is facing a change in model that goes beyond immigration.
The economic analysis points to a negotiated 'co-sovereignty': Segarro would assume de facto control while Spain continues to finance the budgets. This, combined with pressure on Spanish culture, could push non-Muslim residents to leave the city. The paradox is exacerbated by employment data: Spain has one of the highest unemployment rates in the EU, yet insistence persists that immigration arrives because there is more work than ever.
Two currents clash in the analysis: some consider violence legitimate to halt what they call a "mockery of the State"; others foresee a silent strangulation, without violence, but with the same outcome. This weekend's protests have changed nothing, and the government's refusal to listen adds to the lack of solutions for the Ceutans.
While Pedro Sánchez negotiates power quotas in Catalonia, measures are being enacted in Ceuta: school menus without pork, accusations of racism against protesters, and a discourse some compare to decolonization. The autonomous city, with 83,000 inhabitants who mostly wish to remain Spanish, is facing a change in model that goes beyond immigration.
The economic analysis points to a negotiated 'co-sovereignty': Segarro would assume de facto control while Spain continues to finance the budgets. This, combined with pressure on Spanish culture, could push non-Muslim residents to leave the city. The paradox is exacerbated by employment data: Spain has one of the highest unemployment rates in the EU, yet insistence persists that immigration arrives because there is more work than ever.
Two currents clash in the analysis: some consider violence legitimate to halt what they call a "mockery of the State"; others foresee a silent strangulation, without violence, but with the same outcome. This weekend's protests have changed nothing, and the government's refusal to listen adds to the lack of solutions for the Ceutans.
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