The increasingly important share of Moroccans in the two Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla is a major concern for political leaders, some of whom have just submitted a bill to tighten the conditions for obtaining nationality.
Journalist Gerbert van der Aa was expelled from Morocco on February 17 for working on articles dealing with illegal immigration and the situation in the Rif.
The inhabitants and professionals of the city of Melilla are beginning to seriously worry about the non-arrival of fish from Morocco. Yesterday was the second day the city did not receive any fish from the kingdom.
A bill that will soon be submitted by the president of the government of the city of Ceuta, provides for including in the Child Protection Act a provision to expel all unaccompanied foreign minors from the two autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.
In addition to its human cost, with the death of several carriers, mainly women, the smuggling of goods with the two cities of Melilla and Ceuta has a financial and economic cost that is increasingly difficult for the Moroccan authorities to bear.
The radical solution is being considered by the Moroccan authorities who wish, within a period of 5 to 10 years, to put an end to smuggling with the cities of Sebta and Melilla, in northern Morocco.
The authorities of the city of Melilla are considering again this year to ban the import of cattle from Morocco due to the cases of foot-and-mouth disease reported in the country. Last year, a similar decision had already been made for the Eid Al Adha festival.
His dream was to reach Europe even at the risk of his life. Soufiane, a young Moroccan, was crushed to death by a truck as he tried to hide in it.
What was just a rumor a few days ago is now official. The young Moroccan Mohamed Mizzian , who also holds Spanish nationality, has just joined the Real Madrid club, in its youth section.