The far-right party Vox has asked for the appearance before Congress of the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, to understand the "fraud system" in the granting of Spanish nationality to Moroccans who, they denounce, do not renounce their nationality of origin beforehand.
The Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands ordered the release on Wednesday of the 22 Moroccan migrants arrested after escaping from Palma airport on November 5, 2021.
The Popular Party (PP) is demanding the appearance before Congress of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, before the holding of the High-Level Meeting with Morocco, scheduled for February 1 and 2 in Rabat .
The Civil Guard has arrested three people aged 28 to 40 in Puente Genil (Córdoba) as alleged perpetrators of the knife attack on a 20-year-old Moroccan, which occurred on January 5.
Morocco has strengthened border controls since the resumption of its relations with Spain, which has significantly reduced the influx of migrants into the peninsula.
After several years of closure, the customs offices of Ceuta and Melilla will reopen on January 23 next , a week before the holding of the high-level Morocco-Spain meeting, scheduled for February 1 and 2 in Rabat.
The shipping company FRS Iberia Group could strengthen the lines between Tangier and some Spanish cities like Algeciras and Tarifa. It is currently seeking to raise funds to finance its growth.
The case of Farid Hilali , a Moroccan imprisoned without trial for nearly five years due to suspicions of links to the 9/11 attacks in the United States, has ended with a decision by the Audiencia Nacional. It ordered the Ministry of Justice to pay compensation to Hilali, in recognition of the damages caused by his preventive detention of 1,710 days.
The opening of the commercial customs of Ceuta and Melilla, the delimitation of territorial waters or the control of the airspace of the Sahara are among the major points of friction between Spain and Morocco that will certainly be the subject of discussions during the High-Level Meeting scheduled in Rabat on February 1 and 2 .
Spain agreed last June to reopen the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline (GME) in the reverse direction, closed by Algeria since the end of October 2021, to allow Morocco to import gas. Six months after the start of this agreement, the quantities of gas transported to Rabat have increased significantly.
The Spanish government has opened more lanes at the Melilla border with Morocco to improve the fluidity of pedestrian and vehicle traffic, after monstrous traffic jams recorded on both sides of the border during the Christmas holidays.
The Association of Strawberry Producers and Exporters of Huelva (Freshuelva) announces a production of around 270,000 tons for this year’s 2023 campaign, almost the same as the previous year, while denouncing "unfair" Moroccan competition.