Melilla

Morocco Open to Establishing Customs with Spanish Enclaves, Official Says

5 June 2022

Nabil Lakhdar, Director General of Customs of Morocco, affirms that it will be possible to establish a customs infrastructure with Ceuta and Melilla. Beforehand, certain (…)

Civil Guard Busts Hashish Ring Exploiting Moroccan Minors in Melilla

5 June 2022

The Civil Guard has dismantled a criminal network dedicated to hashish trafficking from Morocco that has started using minors to introduce this drug into Melilla after the (…)

Morocco Rules Out Commercial Customs at Ceuta and Melilla Border Crossings

4 June 2022

The Director General of Moroccan Customs, Nabil Lakhdar, said that "there will be no commercial customs" in Ceuta, adding that "the border crossings of Ceuta and Melilla are (…)

Spain Sidesteps Ceuta and Melilla Schengen Integration Question

3 June 2022

Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska assured on Thursday from Brussels that Ceuta and Melilla already have "all the support" of the government, without specifying whether (…)

EU Lawmaker: Attack on Ceuta is Attack on Spain and Europe, Calls for Border Security Measures

3 June 2022

The Socialist MEP, Lopez Aguilar, believes that the European Parliament would not object to supporting the removal of the Schengen visa exemption granted to Moroccans from (…)

Spain Reaffirms Commitment to Ceuta and Melilla’s Territorial Integrity

2 June 2022

The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, reassured deputies in Congress that the territorial integrity of Spain and Ceuta and Melilla is "fully guaranteed" (…)

Spanish Enclaves Seek EU Support to Counter Moroccan Pressure

2 June 2022

The presidents of Ceuta and Melilla, Juan Jesús Vivas and Eduardo de Castro, called on Wednesday for greater integration of their two cities into the European Union (EU) to (…)

Spanish Far-Right Party Vox Urges Government to Secure Moroccan Recognition of Ceuta and Melilla

1 June 2022

The Vox party is asking the government of Pedro Sanchez to demand that Morocco explicitly recognize Spanish sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla.

Border Crackdown Sparks Economic Tension in Spanish Enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla

1 June 2022

The new directives put in place following the reopening of the border posts of the two Spanish enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla, are not to the liking of merchants, especially those (…)

Spain to Implement Border Controls on Moroccan Goods Entering Melilla

31 May 2022

Goods traffic in Melilla will be limited from June 8, the date on which controls will start on the Spanish side of the border with Morocco.