A dispute broke out between an employee of the port of Algeciras and a Moroccan residing abroad (MRE) participating in the Marhaba Operation. The former prevented the latter from accessing the port to join Morocco.
The authorities of Ceuta are considering reducing the number of ferries arriving daily at the port of the city from Algeciras in order to manage the flow of Moroccans from Europe traveling to Morocco as part of the Marhaba Operation.
While the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity has set up a unique humanitarian system to welcome Moroccans living abroad (MREs) as part of the Marhaba 2022 operation, disruptions are observed at the ports of Algeciras and Ceuta. Enough to provoke the anger of the MREs.
The rise in airfare prices and PCR tests are complicating or even hindering the return of Moroccans living abroad (MREs) to Morocco. PAM (Authenticity and Modernity Party) deputy Imane Lamaoui calls on the government to facilitate the travel of MREs.
Less than a week before the celebration of Eid al-Adha in Morocco, the borders of Tarajal in Ceuta and Beni Ensar in Melilla are having difficulty managing the flow of Moroccans from Europe. The traffic jam was monstrous last weekend at the two borders, while the summer season is just beginning.
The Spanish Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, denied on Monday that the Marhaba Operation had caused a traffic jam in Ceuta last weekend, stressing that these were "occasional situations" and that measures have already been taken to "accelerate" the passage of vehicles and Moroccans living abroad (MRE).
More than 11,000 vehicles arrived in the ports of Algeciras and Tarifa between Friday and Sunday, a record influx since the start of Operation Marhaba on June 15.
The flow of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) has increased by 50% at the port of Algeciras for this Operation Marhaba 2022. The Civil Guards in charge of passenger control estimate that the 5 additional agents sent as reinforcements are insufficient to manage such a large number of Moroccans abroad.
Young people from Brussels and volunteers have once again gathered around the "Justice for Mehdi" collective to pay tribute to the Belgian-Moroccan Mehdi Bouda , who died on August 20 after being hit by a police car.
The low cost of the crossing through Ceuta and the strict health and documentary checks at the Tarajal border constitute the two reasons for the significant influx of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) arriving in the autonomous city, causing a massive traffic jam at the border with Morocco.
Started on June 15, the ’Marhaba 2022 operation , the largest migration movement between Europe and Morocco, is progressing normally. To anticipate periods of high affluence, the Tanger Med Passengers port, the main gateway for Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) to Morocco, has established a forecast schedule.
The flow of Moroccans Residing Abroad (MREs) to Morocco as part of the Marhaba Operation has increased considerably in Sebta since Friday. Thousands of people and hundreds of vehicles are spending up to 9 hours in the waiting area set up at the border to avoid traffic jams.