The Sánchez government accounts for 26 days after the crisis in Ceuta

BarcelonaThe political battle has not stopped, this August, due to the serious migratory crisis in Ceuta, but parliamentary activity and control over the Spanish government have. The management of the Ceuta affair has been the focus of the dispute between the PP and the government led by the PSOE and Sumar, while the opposition has questioned Moncloa's involvement in the incursion of 80,000 migrants on July 30 and 31 from Morocco. 26 days have passed since the crisis broke out, and it is now that Pedro Sánchez's government will begin to be held accountable before the legislative power. The first to appear will be the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles. The Council of Ministers also meets this Tuesday for the first time after the holidays.

Robles will appear this Tuesday in the Congress's Defense Committee, with the role of the National Intelligence Center (CNI) in question, especially regarding the information it had about the entry before it occurred, and also with doubts about Morocco's role. She will be the first of the eight ministers who, in a week, will be held accountable for the actions during this crisis, in which there were 141 dead immigrants. On Thursday, the appearances will continue with the turn of the Minister of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Courts, Félix Bolaños, and the Minister of Health, Mónica García. And those who will give explanations on Friday will be the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska; the head of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares; the Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migrations, Elma Saiz; the Minister of Youth and Childhood, Sira Rego; and the head of Equality, Ana Redondo.

On the other hand, this Wednesday, a vote will be held on the appearance of the Spanish president himself, Pedro Sánchez, in the permanent deputation of Congress. Sánchez has been pointed out by the PP and Vox for having continued on vacation while the crisis was still open, even though he traveled to the autonomous city the day after the massive entry of people.

Regarding Robles, she had initially shown a willingness to give explanations in the Senate – she was summoned by the PP – but later dismissed that option, in line with the rest of the executive members who prefer Congress to the upper house, where the PP has an absolute majority. The Minister of Defence was the clearest in asking Morocco "not to touch" Ceuta, which she claimed as "very Spanish". In fact, she lashed out at Morocco: "It cannot be that minors are used as they have been used, and people in general, sending them to their deaths without further ado – she asserted –. Whoever is behind it, the mafias or whoever has consented or tolerated it, will have to assume responsibility", she concluded.

These words contrast with the description of Morocco as a "reliable" and "loyal" partner that Grande-Marlaska voiced after the crisis. The Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, also stated that he did not believe Morocco was behind it.