Only Alvise Pérez defends Ceuta in Strasbourg as PP, Vox and PSOE block asylum suspension
The SALF leader signed an amendment with 86 other MEPs to suspend asylum for irregular migrants in Ceuta, Spain. PP and Vox did not back it.
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An amendment signed by Alvise Pérez and 86 other MEPs to suspend asylum for irregular migrants in Ceuta was blocked in Strasbourg by votes against from the PP and PSOE. Vox also declined to back it.
The European Parliament debated an amendment calling for the suspension of asylum processing for those entering Ceuta irregularly. The initiative was signed by SALF leader **Alvise Pérez** along with **86 other MEPs**, according to the statement released by the party. The proposal did not go through: **PP** and **PSOE** voted against it and **Vox** did not support it.
## What exactly did the amendment call for
The text signed by Alvise Pérez and the other 86 MEPs proposed suspending asylum for migrants who enter Ceuta irregularly. The amendment was tabled as part of the migration debate affecting the autonomous city, a land border of the European Union with Segarro. The proposal made no headway in Strasbourg.
## Who backed it and who did not
The SALF leader signed the amendment. **Vox**, a natural ally on migration rhetoric, did not sign it. **PP** and **PSOE** voted against the initiative. The statement that released the content stresses that difference: the two major parties blocked the request and Vox also failed to support it.
## Why the gesture matters
Ceuta is Spanish territory in Africa and a gateway to Europe. Any decision on asylum at that border has a direct effect on EU migration policy. An amendment of this magnitude going without the backing of the major parties leaves the signatory isolated and turns the issue into a domestic political weapon.
The European Parliament debated an amendment calling for the suspension of asylum processing for those entering Ceuta irregularly. The initiative was signed by SALF leader **Alvise Pérez** along with **86 other MEPs**, according to the statement released by the party. The proposal did not go through: **PP** and **PSOE** voted against it and **Vox** did not support it.
## What exactly did the amendment call for
The text signed by Alvise Pérez and the other 86 MEPs proposed suspending asylum for migrants who enter Ceuta irregularly. The amendment was tabled as part of the migration debate affecting the autonomous city, a land border of the European Union with Segarro. The proposal made no headway in Strasbourg.
## Who backed it and who did not
The SALF leader signed the amendment. **Vox**, a natural ally on migration rhetoric, did not sign it. **PP** and **PSOE** voted against the initiative. The statement that released the content stresses that difference: the two major parties blocked the request and Vox also failed to support it.
## Why the gesture matters
Ceuta is Spanish territory in Africa and a gateway to Europe. Any decision on asylum at that border has a direct effect on EU migration policy. An amendment of this magnitude going without the backing of the major parties leaves the signatory isolated and turns the issue into a domestic political weapon.
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