Melilla

Morocco’s Customs Revenue Soars After Closing Borders to Combat Smuggling

19 December 2021

The closure of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla has caused a surge in Moroccan customs revenues. Proof that smuggling was really undermining the Moroccan economy.

Spanish Enclaves Ceuta and Melilla Face Economic Crisis as Smuggling Trade Ends

17 December 2021

Two years after the closure of Ceuta and Melilla, notably due to smuggling, the economic future of these two cities seems compromised.

Morocco-Spain Border Reopening Likely in Late 2022, Spain Prepares New Economic Plan

14 December 2021

The Spanish authorities estimate that Morocco will not reopen its borders with Ceuta and Melilla before the second half of 2022. In the meantime, they are considering how to (…)

Spain Unveils Plan to Redesign Ceuta and Melilla Borders, Combat Smuggling

14 December 2021

Spain is developing a socio-economic and commercial plan for the cities of Ceuta and Melilla. The borders with Morocco will be redesigned under this plan to prevent the (…)

Moroccan Workers Await Border Reopening with Spanish Enclaves Ceuta and Melilla

13 December 2021

Several cross-border workers are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the borders with Ceuta and Melilla to resume their activities. For now, no official date has been announced, (…)

Morocco Challenges Spain with Fish Farms in Disputed Waters, Straining Relations

13 December 2021

The director of the Ceuta and Melilla Observatory, Carlos Echeverría, believes that relations between Spain and Morocco have always been punctuated by crises, and that it would (…)

US Study: Morocco Could Capture Spanish Enclaves in Hours, Experts Warn

12 December 2021

Spain would not withstand an armed attack by Morocco on Ceuta and Melilla. Several Spanish as well as American military experts had reached this conclusion and recommended (…)

Morocco’s "Hybrid Strategy" Aims to Claim Spanish Enclaves, Report Warns

11 December 2021

In its report entitled "Morocco’s Claims on Ceuta and Melilla from the Perspective of the Grey Zone", the Institute of Security and Culture, through the Ceuta and Melilla (…)

Morocco’s Alleged ’Hybrid Strategy’ to Claim Ceuta and Melilla Sparks Spanish Concern

8 December 2021

Senator Carles Mulet (Compromís) has addressed a series of written questions to the government of Pedro Sánchez, following the publication of the report indicating that the (…)

Morocco’s Border Closure with Spanish Enclaves Masks Deeper Diplomatic Tensions, Says Opposition Party

7 December 2021

The Popular Party (PP) of Melilla has assured that Morocco’s continued closure of its land and sea borders with Ceuta and Melilla, beyond its health (fight against Covid-19) (…)