Renault is reportedly postponing the launch of the Sandero hybrid produced in Morocco in order to protect the debut of its new Clio. The decision highlights Renault’s reassertion of control over Dacia, which has become particularly profitable but also increasingly competitive with its parent company.
Morocco and Algeria are stepping up their maneuvers ahead of a decisive meeting of the Security Council on the Sahara. Rabat wants to profoundly transform the Minurso, while Algiers hopes Washington will gradually relegate the issue to the background.
A holding company based in Morocco asked the French tax authorities to refund €107,130 withheld from its dividends. The courts refused: its Moroccan lump-sum tax does not qualify it for the exemption provided for under the agreement between the two countries.
FranceAdmitted to a Master’s program at the University of Lille, a Moroccan man had his student visa rejected twice by France. Just days before the start of the academic year, the court suspends the second refusal and orders the administration to review his application within 48 hours.
WorldMorocco is now among the concerns of Italy’s automotive industry. The head of ANFIA fears that future European legislation intended to protect the continent’s factories could ultimately encourage imports from the Kingdom and Turkey.
MoroccoA Moroccan team has qualified for the international final of a major cybersecurity competition. VoidSec, from the company IKLIGHT, is one of five winners of a tournament that brought together 1,657 teams from 98 countries.
SpainThe European Union will provide Spain with 114.7 million euros following the mass crossings from Morocco at the end of July. Part of this sum will directly fund new surveillance resources in Sebta: thermal cameras, buoys and underwater drones.
MoroccoA 55-year-old Briton found himself stranded in Marrakech after his flight to London was cancelled. He says he was only informed upon arriving at the airport and had to pay for two additional nights in Morocco.
SpainAlberto Núñez Feijóo directly challenged Pedro Sánchez’s relations with Morocco before the Spanish Parliament. “If Morocco speaks, you’re out,” the opposition leader told the prime minister, whom he accuses of no longer being a “free” president.
MoroccoMoroccan households could produce their own solar electricity and sell the surplus to the grid. The measure is included in the RNI’s electoral programme, which also promises the installation of photovoltaic panels without an initial financial contribution from families.
MoroccoThe Boumadine mining project in Morocco could generate nearly $11 billion in revenue over fourteen years. A new study by Aya Gold & Silver sharply increases the estimated economic value of this gold, silver, zinc and lead deposit.
SpainSome 70,000 Sahrawis could obtain Spanish nationality through a law that is due to be submitted to Congress on Thursday. The PSOE has decided to support it, but some Socialists acknowledge fearing the consequences for relations with Morocco.
SpainMembers of Ultras Sur burned a portrait of King Mohammed VI, as well as a Moroccan flag and a depiction of Pedro Sánchez, on Tuesday evening near the Santiago Bernabéu, before the Real Madrid–Inter Milan match.