Spain

Spanish Enclaves Seek EU Support to Counter Moroccan Pressure

2 June 2022

The presidents of Ceuta and Melilla, Juan Jesús Vivas and Eduardo de Castro, called on Wednesday for greater integration of their two cities into the European Union (EU) to (…)

Valencia Court Probes Racist Attack on Moroccan Man at Nightclub Entrance

1 June 2022

The investigating court in Valencia has opened an investigation into the racist assault of a young man of Moroccan origin at the entrance of a nightclub in the city. Six people (…)

Spanish Far-Right Party Vox Urges Government to Secure Moroccan Recognition of Ceuta and Melilla

1 June 2022

The Vox party is asking the government of Pedro Sanchez to demand that Morocco explicitly recognize Spanish sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla.

Moroccan Man Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of Neighbor in Zaragoza, Spain

1 June 2022

A Moroccan is accused of having stabbed to death on Monday his neighbor in the San José neighborhood of Zaragoza. The national police have opened an investigation to shed light (…)

Spanish Opposition Leader Vows to Reverse Sahara Policy if Elected

1 June 2022

The President of the Popular Party (PP), Alberto Núñez Feijóo, met with the Moroccan Prime Minister, Aziz Akhannouch, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on the sidelines of the (…)

Border Crackdown Sparks Economic Tension in Spanish Enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla

1 June 2022

The new directives put in place following the reopening of the border posts of the two Spanish enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla, are not to the liking of merchants, especially those (…)

Spain Becomes Net Gas Exporter to France Amid Energy Crisis

31 May 2022

Enagás CEO Arturo Gonzalo Aizpiri stated on Tuesday that Spain exports more gas to France through the interconnections at Irún (Guipúzcoa) and Larrau (Navarre) than it imports (…)

Ceuta Border Reopening Stalls: No Cross-Border Workers Arrive on Expected Day

31 May 2022

Phase 2 of the reopening of the border with Morocco was supposed to start this Tuesday with the passage of cross-border workers blocked in Ceuta since March 2020. But (…)

Spain to Implement Border Controls on Moroccan Goods Entering Melilla

31 May 2022

Goods traffic in Melilla will be limited from June 8, the date on which controls will start on the Spanish side of the border with Morocco.

Spain Plans Controversial Facial Recognition at Ceuta and Melilla Borders

31 May 2022

Facial recognition at the borders of Ceuta and Melilla, envisaged by the Spanish authorities, is strongly contested by human rights organizations, who denounce a violation of (…)