
西班牙国王费利佩六世及其妻子莱蒂齐娅王后于周二下午抵达休达,与当地领导人会谈,并会见仍在应对夏季在与摩洛哥边境发生的重大事件的居民。
King Felipe VI and his wife Queen Letizia arrived in Ceuta on Tuesday afternoon to talk to local leaders and meet with residents still dealing with a major incident at the border with Morocco over the summer.
此行标志着自费利佩的父亲胡安·卡洛斯一世于2007年访问这些城市以来,西班牙王室首次访问休达及该地区另一飞地梅利利亚。
The trip marks the first royal visit to Ceuta, and Spain's other exclave in the area Melilla, since Felipe's father Juan Carlos I toured the cities in 2007.
兴奋的人群聚集迎接王室成员,一些人表示,感觉国家当局终于开始关注他们的困境。休达发生了什么?
Excited crowds gathered to welcome the royals, with some noting that it felt like national authorities were finally paying attention to their plight. What happened in Ceuta?
7月下旬,约7万名在摩洛哥的难民冲向与西班牙的边境围栏。冲突中有140多人丧生。
In late July, some 70,000 refugees in Morocco rushed the border fence with Spain. More than 140 people were killed in the scuffle.
这一事件将这座拥有约8.4万居民的城市推向国际聚光灯下,欧盟内部右翼政府呼吁暂停与西班牙的申根自由流动协定。
The incident threw the city of some 84,000 residents into the international spotlight, with calls from right-wing governments within the European Union to suspend the Schengen free movement agreement with Spain.
然而,很快显而易见,大多数难民被迅速遣返回摩洛哥,由于休达地处偏远,除一群弱势儿童外,无人前往欧洲大陆。
How the far right hardened Europe's migration stance To view this video, and However, it soon became clear that most of the refugees were quickly turned back to Morocco, and because of Ceuta's remote location, none moved on to mainland Europe except a group of at-risk children.
与此同时,当地人抱怨国家官员对仍滞留城市内的至少1万名移民以及试图利用局势牟利的涉嫌人口贩运者几乎未提供帮助。
At the same time, locals complained that national officials did little to help with at least 10,000 migrants still in the city, and the alleged human traffickers trying to capitalize on the situation.
同时,无法返回摩洛哥的移民指控西班牙警察暴力执法及其他虐待行为。
Meanwhile, the migrants who have been unable to return to Morocco have accused Spanish police of brutality and other abuses.
西班牙首相佩德罗·桑切斯指责源自俄罗斯和以色列的有组织团体散布关于西班牙移民规则所谓变化的虚假信息。
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has accused organized groups stemming from Russia and Israel for spreading misinformation regarding alleged changes in Spain's immigration rules.
这一事件还暴露了西班牙与摩洛哥的外交张力。摩洛哥不承认马德里对休达的主权主张,该地已处于西班牙控制下数个世纪。拉巴特将如何回应费利佩的访问仍有待观察。点击此处并点击“星标”或“首选”按钮
The incident also exposed diplomatic tensions between Spain and Morocco. Morocco does not recognize Madrid's claim to Ceuta, which has been under Spanish control for centuries. It remains to be seen how Rabat will react to Felipe's trip. clicking here and hitting the "star" or "preferred" button