
Schengen Visa Fees to Jump 33% as EU Adopts New Regulations
Visa fees in the Schengen area will increase by 33.3%, according to the new Visa Code adopted by the Council of the European Union in June 2019.

Visa fees in the Schengen area will increase by 33.3%, according to the new Visa Code adopted by the Council of the European Union in June 2019.

Morocco and Spain are ready to continue the dialogue to settle the issue of the delimitation of maritime borders.

The Spanish ship Rúa Mar disappeared during the night of January 22, while it was not far from Moroccan territorial waters. Six crew members were on board.

Morocco is counting on its tourist assets, at the Madrid International Tourism Fair (FITUR), to take advantage of the market of 84 million tourists visiting Spain.

About 200 cars out of more than a thousand dedicated to porterage belong "to security agents and customs". This is revealed by the report of the Parliamentary Commission on the "persistence of smuggling" at Bab Ceuta . Another important information is that a new police hierarchy is now responsible for control at this border post.

The inhabitants of Ourense in Spain were all shocked by the sad event that occurred at the Jiménez home. Under the weight of poverty, Julia Jiménez, a sexagenarian who survived thanks to the help of Caritas and four Moroccan immigrant families who provided her with food, took her own life. But before that, she killed her 45-year-old quadriplegic son.

A group of 4 hackers, including 3 of Moroccan origin, operating from Nador , were arrested by the Guardia civil , following complaints from several Spanish citizens.

Two individuals were arrested by an agent of the Operational Support Group (GOA) of the local police of Malaga ( Spain ). The accused were in possession of over 10,000 euros as well as drugs.

Two draft laws relating to the delimitation of borders will enter the legal heritage of Morocco as of this Wednesday. A ratification that comes two days before the visit to Morocco of the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arancha Gonzalez.

The new Spanish Foreign Minister, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, will make an official visit to Morocco on January 24.

To better understand the relationship between Morocco and Spain, we must go back to the past where, from the last quarter of the 19th century or the middle of the 20th century, fleeing misery, war, drought, famine and socio-political instability, entire Spanish families found refuge in Morocco.

Some 400 sub-Saharan illegal immigrants attempted, this Sunday, a collective assault on the city of Ceuta, via the border post of Belyounech, before being repelled by the Moroccan public forces.