The Partido Popular (PP) registered fresh petitions on 19 September demanding that the ministers of Interior, Defence and Foreign Affairs appear before the Senate to explain their handling of the Ceuta migrant influx. The three ministers skipped earlier hearings in August, opting to testify in Congress instead. PP spokesperson Alicia García accused the cabinet of “parliamentary contempt” and said accountability in the upper chamber is legally required. A Supreme Court vacation bench dismissed an emergency PP appeal in August but noted that regular procedures could proceed once the new session opened on 1 September. If the ministers again decline, the PP may seek a full Senate investigation committee—an escalation that would keep migration at the centre of Spain’s political agenda as regional elections loom in November. For employers, prolonged political sparring could delay approval of the 2027 migration quota and corporate-transfer allocations normally issued in October, potentially complicating head-count planning for next year.
Source: El País (live blog)
