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Ilaria Salis overwhelmed by criticism. Her speech at the European Parliament indeed sparked reactions from the Spanish. “Ceuta is not Spain, Ceuta is not Europe, geographically it is Africa and historically it is a remnant of European colonialism – this is the beginning of the reasoning of the Avs-The Left MEP -. It is from this contradiction that we must start if we want to talk about the migration crisis at the end of July that the right immediately turned into racist and nationalist propaganda, the Italian government even blocked Schengen with Spain, maybe Meloni does not know that it is not possible to leave Ceuta without passing controls”.

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And again: “The European Union spends millions of euros to fortify this strip of African land, on July 30 the controls were mysteriously relaxed and 60 thousand people seeking a better life entered Ceuta to ask for asylum, 141 tragically died and the vast majority of the others were expelled. It is a very sad story that exposes the infamy of geopolitics and the colonial spirit that still pervades Europe”, “with what right do we claim to limit freedom of movement even on the African continent”, she then concluded.

Needless to say, under her shared intervention on X, many commented: “Ceuta has belonged to Spain longer than Italy has existed as a country,” thunders a user writing from Spain. And again: “We invoke, based on that jurisprudence, the return of Sardinia to France and Sicily to Tunisia as the conclusion of Italy’s decolonization process. Strange? Imagine a spaghetti saying nonsense about Ceuta and Melilla,” “If Ceuta is not Spain… Sicily is not Italy, Sicily is not Europe,” “Ignorance is brazen, but displaying it from the European Parliament podium is worrying. Confusing tectonic plates with political sovereignty shows alarming educational deficiencies,” “Ms. Salis. In Spain we say it is better to remain silent and seem like an idiot than to open your mouth and confirm it.” In short, a real massacre for the MEP.

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Someone had to say it, in a parliamentary debate that seemed to still be taking place in the full colonial era:
Ceuta is NOT Spain
Ceuta is NOT Europe pic.twitter.com/8l0VehRysc

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— Ilaria Salis (@SalisIlaria) September 15, 2026