Tag: Spain

Spain, Portugal dump Morocco, sign joint bid agreement to 2030 FIFA World Cup

October 9, 2020

Portugal and Spain Wednesday inked a cooperation deal to submit a joint bid to host FIFA 2030 World Cup, trashing therefore a joint bid with ... Read More

Sahara: Spanish PM reiterates call to achieve compromise-based political solution

September 26, 2020

Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, on Friday reiterated before the 75th UN General Assembly Spain's call for a political solution to the Sahara issue, based ... Read More

Migration: EU can benefit greatly from Spanish-Moroccan cooperation model (Maltese FM)

September 18, 2020

Maltese Foreign Affairs Minister Evarist Bartolo stressed Thursday in Madrid that the European Union can benefit greatly from the Spanish-Moroccan cooperation model in the management ... Read More

Morocco-Spain interconnection: Submarine power cable repaired

September 5, 2020

The fluid leak, which occurred lately in the submarine cable connecting Morocco and Spain, was repaired on Friday by Morocco’s National Office of Electricity (ONEE) ... Read More

Spain closes its airspace to Morocco

August 30, 2020

Spain has excluded Morocco from a list of extra-EU countries that can enter its airspace for commercial and passenger traffic. Spanish authorities evoked reciprocity but ... Read More

Sahara: Polisario suffers new setback in Spain

August 4, 2020

The Polisario has suffered another setback in Spain, where Pedro Sanchez's government has rejected attempts by the Algeria-backed separatist movement to lay some improbable responsibility ... Read More

Spain’s far-right Vox party urges rise in military spending to keep pace with Morocco

August 3, 2020

Spanish far-right Vox party urged an increase of military spending by 2% to be able to stay at pace with Morocco. In a memorandum to ... Read More

Ceuta’s economy contracts 40% after Morocco closes borders

August 2, 2020

The economy of the occupied enclave of Ceuta contracted 40% after Morocco closed its borders, said right-wing governor Juan Vivas. The governor, known for hostile ... Read More

Polisario: Spanish justice continues investigation into Brahim Ghali’s crimes

July 29, 2020

The Spanish prosecutors are building cases against the Polisario chief Brahim Ghali and his close aides for the crimes, abuses and human rights violations committed ... Read More

UN Criticizes Spain for inhuman treatment of Moroccan fruit pickers

July 27, 2020

The UN has rebuked Spain for the inhuman treatment suffered by thousands of Moroccan women who work as seasonal workers in the strawberry farms of ... Read More