The Minister of the Presidency, Relations with the Courts and Democratic Memory, Félix Bolaños, assured on Saturday that Spain’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara will strengthen police cooperation between the two countries in the fight against illegal immigration.
After a year of diplomatic rift, Morocco and Spain have just normalized their relations. Several Spanish officials will make "soon" official visits to the kingdom.
The Saharan sand dust that had crossed several European countries, including France, Spain and Portugal, arrived in Belgium on March 16th. It is slightly radioactive.
The former President of the Spanish Government, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, welcomed the decision of the government of Pedro Sanchez to support the autonomy plan for the Sahara proposed by Morocco, assuring that it is in no way a "change" or a historical "turnaround".
The change in Spain’s position on the Sahara is not to the liking of the Polisario. The latter believes that the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, has "succumbed to the pressures and blackmail" of Morocco.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad indicated on Friday that Morocco is pleased with Spain’s new position and constructive commitments on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara .
Spain has begun negotiations with Algeria to reopen the Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline (GME), which was closed last October due to diplomatic tensions between Algeria and Morocco.
Vox and the Popular Party (PP) clashed on Wednesday in Congress over measures to protect the Melilla border with Morocco, after the latest migrant assaults. The PP is not in favor of a permanent deployment of the armed forces at the fence, alluding to NATO protection, while Vox is advocating for it.
The Melilla government delegation held a meeting on Tuesday with the president of the State Ports, Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena. On the agenda, the situation of the port of Melilla since the closure of the border with Morocco.
The former prosecutor of Zaragoza, Ramiro Grau, considers Morocco as "the enemy" of Spain. He denounces the kingdom’s policy of allowing hundreds of migrants to arrive in Ceuta and Melilla, and the passivity of the Spanish authorities who take no measures to repel these attacks.
The police arrested in Barcelona a 19-year-old Moroccan migrant, accused of attempted murder on a Moroccan of the same age in a park in Granada last December.
Spanish National Police agents arrested on Sunday in Algeciras a 29-year-old Moroccan who was transporting 3.173 kilos of hashish in a truck. He is being prosecuted for a crime against public health.