A few days before the usual start date, there is total uncertainty about the holding of Operation Marhaba dedicated to welcoming Moroccans living abroad.
Coexphal, the association of fruit and vegetable producers in Almeria, is at war with agri-food products from Morocco. It has just launched a campaign with an open letter to Spanish supermarkets, asking them to exclude Moroccan products from their shelves.
In addition to its political and diplomatic consequences, the crisis between Morocco and Spain has socio-economic repercussions. Since the kingdom has kept its borders closed since March 2020, the return of the 12,600 seasonal workers is only possible with its authorization.
A Belgian and three Moroccans were stranded with a small boat off the coast of the Spanish island of Lanzarote. They would be involved in drug trafficking.
Spain’s sovereignty would be threatened by Morocco, which would claim the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, according to a report by the Spanish army and the Ministry of Defense, which calls for strengthening communication facilities and controls in these territories.
Beyond the reception in April of Brahim Ghali, the leader of the Polisario Front, by Spain, the Sahara is the main cause of the current diplomatic crisis between Morocco and Spain.
The Spanish political group Ciudadanos (C’s) is calling on the European Parliament to vote a resolution to punish Morocco for violating the rights of minors in the migration crisis in Ceuta .
Saïd Ayachi, president of the Algerian Committee for Support to the Sahrawi People (CNASPS), reacted to the evacuation of the Polisario leader, Brahim Ghali, to his return to Algeria and the diplomatic crisis between Morocco and Spain. The Algerian official describes Morocco as a "rogue state".
Morocco could reopen its skies on June 10, on which date it would certainly lift the suspension of air links with 54 countries including France, Spain and Algeria. For now, this date is maintained.
In an effort to ease the diplomatic situation between Madrid and Rabat, the Spanish authorities see an outstretched hand.
Precariousness in northern Morocco would be the main cause of the irregular and massive departures of several young Moroccans, including minors, towards Ceuta , said Transparency Morocco, commenting on the wave of migration observed last May in the Spanish enclave.
There will no longer be a joint Morocco-Spain-Portugal bid to host the 2030 World Cup . The two northern countries have excluded the kingdom.