Fernando Grande-Marlaska
Fernando Grande-Marlaska is the Interior Minister of Spain.
Notable Quotes
"we are doing everything we can to prevent the two merging."View Story →
""we must be positive; we have the emergency under control""View Story →
"Almost all of [the migrants] have already left Ceuta."View Story →
"the Schengen zone had not been compromised and that he hoped Italy would lift any added controls 'as soon as possible.'"View Story →
"We have heard during these weeks rhetoric and comments that contribute to the stigmatisation of immigrants and which feed social division at a moment when what we need is responsibility and statesmanship."View Story →
"one of the biggest, not only nationally but internationally"View Story →
"The European Union is sending two further planes for the remaining European citizens."View Story →
"Citizens will not be able to disembark until their evacuation plane is ready to depart."View Story →
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August 4, 2026EU calls for stronger borders after Ceuta migrant crossings
Ursula von der Leyen has called for action ahead of an urgent EU interior ministers meeting to discuss the issue.
August 3, 2026Spain attacks 'selfish' response of some EU countries to Ceuta migrant crossings
Italy has temporarily suspended the Schengen arrangement with Spain as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called scenes in Ceuta "shocking".
August 1, 2026Hundreds of migrants swim from Morocco to Spanish enclave of Ceuta
The territory's leader said the influx is overwhelming resources and urged the Spanish government to intervene.
July 30, 2026'It's a hell of a situation': Spain grapples with devastating wildfires
Three fires in the Madrid region have caused special concerns, with a new heatwave expected to hit Spain from Wednesday.
July 28, 2026Macron calls crisis meeting as wildfires threaten Bordeaux and heatwave looms
Blazes are about 15km from Bordeaux, but the city's mayor says there are no plans to evacuate.
July 27, 2026Firefighters struggle to contain Madrid wildfires, as more than 140,000 evacuated in France and Spain
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July 24, 2026France orders evacuation of peninsula as hundreds flee wildfires by boat
The fire has raged in the region for several days with officials on Friday morning saying it had continued to progress overnight.
July 24, 2026European states to send planes to evacuate citizens from hantavirus-hit cruise ship - Reuters
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May 9, 2026Spain seizes record amount of cocaine in Atlantic Ocean, authorities say
The Civil Guard found between 30,000 and 45,000kg of the drug on a freighter headed to Libya.
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