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Spain's Government Asks Courts to Speed Up Help for Ceuta

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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

1. What does Spain's government want from the judiciary?
2. What did the Justice Ministry say about its readiness?
3. True or False: The head of the CGPJ agreed to meet Vivas about Ceuta.

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.

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