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Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Barroso has voiced his country’s satisfaction with the pace of implementation of the roadmap drawn with Morocco. The implementation of the roadmap developed during the visit to Morocco of President of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, early April “is advancing at a steady […]
Morocco’s crucial role in managing migratory flows to Spain and Europe was highlighted at the meeting of the Permanent Joint Moroccan-Spanish Migration Group, convened Friday in Rabat and in comments by officials and experts following this meeting. The commentators also underlined that Morocco, which bears the brunt of illegal migration, takes a comprehensive and effective […]
The Moroccan-Spanish permanent joint migration group met this Friday, May 6, 2022 in Rabat, for the first time in three years, to discuss ways to develop cooperation between the two countries on migration-related issues, a meeting translating that cooperation between the two countries is resuming for good. Actually, after the meeting held at the Ministry […]
Algeria has reduced by 25% gas supplies to Spain, after the latter changed its stance to support Morocco’s Sahara autonomy plan, Spanish media said. The gas transiting through the Medgaz pipeline was down by a quarter since Spain edged closer to Morocco, confirming once more forecasts by analysts who had warned Spain of Algeria’s unreliability […]
Morocco and Spain resumed cooperation to facilitate the crossing of 3 million Moroccans living in Europe by sea during the summer. The operation, dubbed Marhaba 2022, was halted for two years due to the pandemic amid tensions between the two countries that broke out last year. A joint statement issued following the landmark visit of […]
Spain is committed to foster its energy cooperation with Morocco, spokesman for the Spanish government Isabel Rodriguez said, after the start of the reverse flow of gas using the Maghreb-Europe pipeline. Spain had announced few days ago that it will start pumping gas- bought by Morocco in the international LNG market- using the pipeline, much […]
The cooperation agreement, signed in February 2019, between Morocco and Spain to fight all forms of crimes and terrorism, has come into force starting this Saturday, April 30, 2022. Under the agreement, the two countries’ authorities will cooperate in combating kidnapping, drugs & human trafficking, illegal immigration, sexual exploitation of children, as well as the […]
The Algerian regime has fallen in its own trap when it unilaterally decided to shut down the Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline (GME) to cut off the flow of gas to Morocco. However, the GME pipeline is used as of this week to supply Morocco with gas coming from Spain in reverse flow. “Morocco will be able […]
In a swift response to the statement made by the unpopular Algerian president Abdelmajid Tebboune criticizing Spanish support to Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, the Spanish foreign ministry hits backs affirming that its stand on the Sahara is a “sovereign decision”. By recognizing the autonomy plan presented by Morocco as the “most serious, realistic […]
Starting this April 12, ferries will start carrying passengers again between Morocco and Spain after a halt that lasted two years because of Covid and diplomatic tensions. Cars will be transported between Spanish ports and Moroccan counterparts starting April 18, according to Spanish ports agencies. The measure was announced last week in a joint statement […]