Spaniards standing up against Moroccan drivers

The Iberian road transport sector is on the verge of collapse. With an aging workforce and young Spaniards shunning these arduous working conditions, Madrid has no choice but to speed up the approval of driving licenses for foreign nationals, with Moroccans at the forefront.

This necessary opening is, however, being criticized by Spanish professionals. Citing road safety risks, they are instrumentalizing isolated incidents - such as the recent blockage of a tunnel in Madrid by an inexperienced driver - to criticize all non-EU recruits.

Behind these attacks on "safety" and "social dumping", the economic reality is stubborn. Spanish companies can no longer recruit locally. Without the contribution of Moroccan skills, accustomed to international roads, the entire neighboring economy risks suffocation.