The Algerian decision not to renew the contract on the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline crossing Morocco and connecting Algeria to Spain will not have a significant impact on Rabat. This is at least what a diplomatic source claims, assuring that the kingdom had prepared for all eventualities concerning the future of the GME.
Spain and Morocco are willing to resume their diplomatic relations, after four months of crisis. In this sense, the Foreign Ministers of the two countries exchanged by telephone on Wednesday and agreed to meet very soon. But despite this resumption of contact, the opening of the Ceuta border with Morocco remains an equation to be solved.
The spokeswoman for the Popular Party (PP) in Congress, Cuca Gamarra, announced that her parliamentary group will file a request to create a commission of inquiry to shed light on Brahim Ghali’s entry into Spain.
The judicial police elements of the port of Tanger Med thwarted on Thursday an attempt to traffic 22.8 kilograms of cocaine hidden on board a truck of international transport registered in Morocco.
The head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, declared, on the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, that Spain has "a great opportunity to restore good relations with Morocco."
The arrival of MREs during the summer season (June 15 to August 31) has allowed the airports of Tangier, Tetouan and Al Hoceima to improve their passenger flow and even exceed their pre-health crisis traffic.
Spain and Morocco are working to resume their diplomatic relations, after four months of crisis caused by the arrival in Spain of the leader of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali. In this context, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, had a first telephone exchange with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita.
Russia has just extended for one year its ban on European fruits and vegetables on its territory imposed since 2014. This measure, which penalizes countries like Spain which records losses estimated at 300 million euros, on the other hand benefits Morocco.
Morocco has removed the concrete barriers at the Beni-Enzar border, on the Moroccan side, a few hours before the telephone exchange between Albares and Bourita. A video of the operation, which went viral on social media, has fueled rumors about an imminent reopening of the borders.
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, and his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, agreed, during the telephone conversation they had on Tuesday, to meet very soon. Albares’ visit to Morocco is likely imminent.
Sulfur dioxide emissions produced by the lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma have already reached Morocco. Experts, however, indicate that they do not pose a health risk.
Remittances from Moroccans living in Spain increased by 33% between 2019 and 2020, from 766 million to 1.022 billion euros.