On the issue of the Moroccan Sahara , Spain’s position has not changed an iota. The country has reaffirmed that this "very clear" position is set by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Presidency of the Government.
The Spanish authorities have just apprehended the author of the fake Covid-19 certificates. It is a Moroccan doctor practicing in Murcia and Cartagena.
Last month, Fernando Villalonga had been appointed as Spain’s consul in Morocco. But the diplomat preferred to forgo this mission entrusted to him, stating that his resignation is due to personal reasons.
In order to successfully complete the next agricultural season, the Spanish government has engaged in discussions with the authorities of the Kingdom for the recruitment of Moroccan seasonal workers. Remains to find an agreement on the anti-Covid health protocol to be applied to these workers.
Morocco and Spain are working to intensify their cooperation in the fields of energy, gas and hydrogen. The Moroccan Minister of Energy and his Spanish counterpart exchanged views during a videoconference on the strategies to be adopted to achieve this.
The coordinator of agricultural and livestock organizations in Andalusia (COAG), Andrés Góngora, denounces the drop in prices of products caused by the entry of products from Morocco. He calls on the Andalusian government to demand the import certificates issued by the European Union.
No doubt, the informal trade at the level of Ceuta and Melilla is over, now at the gates of a new era. In an annual report, the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) has registered a well-designed strategy that can facilitate job creation and ensure the development of the regions around the two enclaves.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is expected in Rabat on December 17. With the head of government, Saad Eddine El Othmani , he will co-chair the 12th Morocco-Spain high-level meeting, after the 11th one that took place in the Spanish capital in 2015.
The reopening of the El Guerguerat border post is a joy for Moroccan and foreign international road transport (TIR) professionals. They had been stranded there for three weeks due to the actions of the Polisario militias.
Spain denounces and "categorically condemns" the acts of vandalism committed by members of the Polisario in front of the Moroccan Consulate General in Valencia. These acts come after the intervention of the Royal Armed Forces in Guerguerat.
The resurgence of tensions between Morocco and the Polisario is provoking reactions. Spain is calling on the two parties to resume the negotiation process.
Faced with the resurgence of tensions between Morocco and the Polisario, France calls for "doing everything to avoid escalation" in the Sahara.