The President of Melilla, Eduardo de Castro, has just signed an agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the opening of an office within the Spanish representation to the European Union (EU). The autonomous city has been seeking in recent years to no longer depend on Morocco.
The Spanish Federation of Fruit and Vegetable Producer-Exporter Associations (Fepex) denounced on Tuesday the "uncontrolled import" of Moroccan tomatoes, which has increased from 365,695 tons in 2013 to 557,225 tons in 2022.
Spain and Morocco are unable to reach an agreement on the reopening of the commercial customs of Melilla and the opening of a new office in Ceuta. An important point included in the joint declaration of April 7, 2022, marking the beginning of a new stage in relations between the two countries.
Arrived in Pamplona in mid-March, hidden in a vegetable truck, a Moroccan couple and their minor daughters aged 12, 8 and 5, one of whom is ill, have been living on the street for almost two weeks. Desperate, the family is calling for help to find housing and care for their sick daughter.
Karim, a 17-year-old Moroccan from the city of Tetouan, dreams of becoming a professional footballer and making his debut at FC Barcelona, like his idol Leo Messi.
The Spanish authorities are warning about the existence of criminal gangs posing as Spanish police officers to strip Moroccans residing in the country of their belongings on the Iberian roads as they flock to their country of origin during this period to spend their holidays there.
The Civil Guard has dismantled a drug trafficking network that transported cocaine from the Netherlands to Morocco via Melilla. In total, 21 people were arrested and nearly 59 kilos of cocaine and 186 kilos of hashish were seized, as well as objects and bank accounts worth more than 3.6 million euros.
Popular Party (PP) senator Juan José Imbroda, a candidate for the presidency of Melilla, accused Morocco of "wanting to annoy the residents of Melilla" by not reopening the commercial customs and not respecting the traveler regime. To deal with these problems, he calls on Melilla to "turn towards Europe".
Zahra A. A., the 40-year-old Moroccan seasonal worker who died on May 1 in a road accident in Huelva, Spain, was buried on Saturday in a cemetery in Essaouira. Her children, as well as her husband, will receive a monthly pension.
Faced with the "passivity" of the authorities, the association of fishermen of Carboneras (Almería), better known as Carbopesca, intends to take radical measures against Moroccan boats that continue to fish illegally in Spanish waters.
Lamine Yamal, 15 years old , who became the youngest player in Barcelona’s history to make his debut with the first team, during the match against Betis, has been called up by the Spanish under-17 team to participate in the European Championship that will take place in Hungary from May 17 to June 2. A call-up that could jeopardize his future with the Moroccan team.
The joint candidacy of Spain, Portugal and Morocco for the 2030 World Cup is the favorite, according to an analysis by the newspaper Le Monde, and contrary to what many observers think, Morocco is an important, even essential, asset.