Spain's Government Asks Courts to Speed Up Help for Ceuta
Spain's government wants more help for courts in Ceuta.
Ceuta is a Spanish city in North Africa. It has a migration crisis. Many people are arriving there.
The Justice Ministry looks after courts and judges. It wants to send more workers to Ceuta.
The ministry said it is ready. It said, "We have everything prepared."
But the ministry needs help from the judiciary. The judiciary is the part of government with judges and courts.
The government asked the judiciary to work fast. It wants the new workers to start soon.
The ministry also wants to add more forensic workers. Forensic workers help with legal cases using science.
The head of the CGPJ is an important judge leader. Her name is not given here, but she leads the CGPJ.
She said she is ready to meet a person named Vivas. They will talk about the crisis in Ceuta.
Vocabulary15 words
- migration
- when people move from one place to live in another
- Justice Ministry
- the government group that manages courts and laws
- judiciary
- judges and courts as a group
- forensic
- using science to help with legal problems
- CGPJ
- the top group that manages judges in Spain
- crisis
- a very bad and difficult situation
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- reinforcements
- extra people sent to help
- process
- to deal with something step by step
- prepared
- ready to do something
- president
- the person who leads a group
- meet
- to come together and talk
- worker
- a person who does a job
- court
- a place where legal cases happen
- urgent
- needing fast action
Quiz
Answer key
1. To process reinforcements for Ceuta quickly 2. It said everything is prepared 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Spain's government wants more help for _____ in Ceuta.
Ceuta is a Spanish city in North Africa. It has a _____ crisis.
The Justice Ministry wants to send more _____ to Ceuta.
The ministry said it is _____. It said, "We have everything prepared."
But the ministry needs help from the _____.
The government asked the judiciary to work _____.
The ministry also wants to add more _____ workers.
The head of the _____ is an important judge leader.
She said she is ready to _____ a person named Vivas.