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Sanchez asks to appear in Congress for the Ceuta crisis

This has been asked by the Spanish Government, at the request of the PP, a few hours before the Permanent Council of Congress decides on Wednesday whether or not to appear as a matter of urgency for Sanchez.

MADRID, 25/08/2026.- El presidente del Gobierno, Pedro Sánchez, ha presidido este martes la reunión extraordinaria del Consejo de Seguridad Nacional, en el Complejo de la Moncloa. EFE/ Fernando Calvo **SOLO USO EDITORIAL/SOLO DISPONIBLE PARA ILUSTRAR LA NOTICIA QUE ACOMPAÑA (CRÉDITO OBLIGATORIO)***
Tuesday's Security Council. Photo: EFE.

The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, has requested to appear before the plenary of Congress to report on the Government's handling of "the events of 30 July in Ceuta", according to government sources.

This has been asked by the Spanish Government, at the request of the PP, a few hours before the Permanent Council of Congress decides on Wednesday whether or not to appear as a matter of urgency for Sanchez.

On Tuesday, as did the Minister of Defence, Margarita Robles , seven other ministers will speak in the next few days. On Thursday, the Minister of the Presidency, Félix Bolaños, and the Minister of Health, Monica García . On Friday, the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska , the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares , and the Minister of Migration, Elma Saiz , will speak.

The Minister for Inclusion, Social Security and Migration and government spokeswoman, Elma Saiz, said on Tuesday that the president will "of course" appear in Congress to report on the migration crisis in Ceuta, although she did not specify when.

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