Spain is waging a fierce battle against hashish trafficking from Morocco. In the space of three months, the Guardia Civil has seized more than 700 kilos of hashish at sea in Ceuta.
The competent authorities of Melilla reported on Saturday the discovery of a second rabid dog at the border with Morocco.
The Spanish army has deployed a tactical sub-group of the regular army group to carry out a reconnaissance and surveillance mission in sensitive areas of Melilla, not far from Morocco.
Why a tunnel rather than a bridge under the strait to connect Spain and Morocco? The tunnel option was chosen due to its lower cost and minimal environmental impact.
Moroccan cities are transforming ahead of the football World Cup that Morocco will co-host in 2030 alongside Spain and Portugal. Architect Rachid Andaloussi assures that the investments and efforts made as part of the preparations "inspire pride and admiration".
Foreigners, including Moroccans, holding Spanish nationality, have been admitted to training for integration into the Guardia Civil, the Spanish Gendarmerie.
Many British tourists have abandoned Spain to spend their holidays in Morocco due to protests against mass tourism accused of being the cause of the housing crisis.
The Spanish government has ended the golden visa that allowed foreigners, including Moroccans, to obtain a residence permit if they invested at least 500,000 euros in real estate.
On Thursday in Madrid, Morocco and Spain signed two cooperation agreements aimed at strengthening their partnership for the studies of the fixed link (tunnel) project across the Strait of Gibraltar, specifically in the fields of digitization and engineering.
The far-right party Vox denounced on Wednesday the exorbitant tariffs of up to 200% imposed by Morocco on Andalusian products, calling on the Spanish government to act to end this situation.
The Guardia Civil has arrested three people for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and sequestration of a man of Moroccan origin in Oropesa del Mar (Castellón).
European livestock farmers are complaining about the free-trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur (Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Brazil). In three weeks, Morocco imported 16,000 calves from Brazil, turning away from Spanish cows.