Spanish Growers Demand EU Tighten Restrictions on Moroccan Tomato Imports
1 July 2020
The Spanish Federation of Fruit, Vegetable, Flower and Live Plant Producer and Exporter Associations (FEPEX) has once again attacked the Moroccan tomato.
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Spanish Parliament Considers Ban on Restraints in Youth Centers Following Moroccan Teen’s Death
1 July 2020
The case of the young Moroccan Ilias Tahiri, who died under the same conditions as African-American George Floyd on July 1, 2019, in the Oria juvenile center in Spain, has (…)
Moroccan Seasonal Workers in Spain’s Strawberry Fields Earn $1,400 Monthly, Face 8% Tax
29 June 2020
473 dirhams per day, or 14,201 dirhams per month. This is the income of Moroccan seasonal workers in the Spanish strawberry fields, of which 8.33% is deducted by the state in (…)
UN Calls on Spain to Improve ’Deplorable’ Conditions for Moroccan Farm Workers
29 June 2020
The working conditions of seasonal workers are deplorable. In a message published on the United Nations (UN) website, the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human (…)
Morocco Set to Reopen Borders in July as COVID-19 Cases Stabilize
29 June 2020
The epidemiological situation of covid-19 in Morocco is under control and stable, according to a press release from the Ministry of Health. Unless there is a last-minute (…)
COVID-19 Border Closure Delays Extradition of Convicted Terrorists from Spain to Morocco
29 June 2020
Two Moroccans convicted of terrorism in Spain and who have finished serving their sentences, will have to remain in detention there until the kingdom reopens its borders.
Moroccan Man Faces 23-Year Sentence for Fatal Stabbing of Spanish Retiree
28 June 2020
On the night of April 29, 2019, Juan Luis Fornieles Belmonte, a retiree, sitting as usual on a bench in the center of Figueres (Girona) with his friends, was stabbed in the (…)
Moroccan Youth Drowns After Cliff Jump in Spanish River Near Zaragoza
28 June 2020
A young man of Moroccan origin died drowned in Peñaflor, near Zaragoza, in northeastern Spain. He had just jumped off a 12-meter rock.
Spain Denies Discrimination in Repatriation of Citizens from Morocco
27 June 2020
The government did not discriminate between Spaniards and Spaniards of Moroccan origin during repatriations from Morocco. This is the denial made on Thursday by Manuel Muñiz.
Morocco-Spain Border Uncertainty Leaves Diaspora Travel Plans in Limbo
26 June 2020
The transit operation for Moroccans residing abroad, envisaged by the Moroccan and Spanish governments, is still uncertain. Spain claims it is ready, while Morocco has canceled (…)