A French MP has alerted the government to the persistent difficulties encountered in Morocco when trying to obtain a visa appointment. Despite several anti-fraud measures, appointment slots are reportedly still being seized and offered for payment by intermediaries.
Manfred Weber warns Morocco of possible consequences for its trade and security relations with the European Union after the Ceuta crisis. The president of the European People’s Party is also demanding the return of migrants who entered the Spanish enclave illegally.
Retail Holding Africa has just obtained in France the enforcement of an arbitral award ordering Ivorian-Lebanese businessman Yasser Ezzedine and his company Newmont to pay it nearly 17 million euros, plus 336,750 dollars and interest.
SportManchester City and Lille have reached an agreement that could be worth up to 100 million euros for Ayyoub Bouaddi. At just 18, the Lions of the Atlas midfielder is set to sign the most expensive transfer ever completed for a Moroccan player.
SpainSpain spent nearly 58 million euros purchasing Moroccan olive oil in the first half of 2026, compared with just 641,000 euros a year earlier. A spectacular surge in a country that nevertheless comfortably dominates global production.
MoroccoPortugal wants to persuade the European Union to suspend part of its carbon rules for maritime transport. Lisbon claims that this mechanism is diverting ships from the port of Sines in favor of Moroccan facilities, particularly Tanger Med.
SpainIn the province of Barcelona, Moroccans are now the largest nationality among foreign homebuyers in Vilafranca del Penedès. They have claimed this position in a city where prices have risen by nearly 31% in one year.
SpainThe president of UD Las Palmas, Miguel Ángel Ramírez, launched a verbal attack against Morocco before a match in Ceuta. The club executive asserted the Canaries’ Spanish identity and promised to mobilize his club if it were challenged.
BelgiumThe proceedings initiated in Belgium by Jane Benzaquen, who claims to be the biological daughter of Hassan II, are entering a new phase. With a criminal investigation, a search for DNA in the United States and conflicting expert assessments, no ruling on her parentage is expected before 2027.
SportChadi Riad was carried off on a stretcher during Crystal Palace’s opening Premier League match against Everton. The Moroccan defender had only just made a lasting return to competitive football after two knee injuries that had kept him out for a combined 430 days.
MoroccoMorocco’s military purchases from France underwent a major shift in 2025. Recorded orders reached 532.1 million euros, compared with just 13.1 million euros a year earlier—an increase of more than 40-fold.
WorldIn the Netherlands, not knowing about the obligation to declare property held in Morocco is not enough to avoid the consequences. A family home, plot of land or other assets abroad must be reported when they may affect entitlement to “bijstand”.
FranceA Moroccan man had been waiting nearly three years for an appointment with the prefecture to regularize his status. As his application risked expiring and sending him back to the end of the queue, the courts intervened and forced the administration to summon him.