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The fight against illegal migration and organized crime was at the center of a meeting held Friday in Rabat by the Spanish and Moroccan Interior Ministers, Fernando Grande-Marlaska and Abdelouafi Laftit. Speaking to the media after the meeting, Fernando Grande-Marlaska renewed satisfaction over Spain’s cooperation with Morocco, which covers many areas, especially the fight against […]
Spain has once again reiterated, through two cabinet members, its official, clear, unwavering standpoint on the Sahara issue which is based on full support for the UN process and which considers the Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative as serious and credible. The stand of Madrid on the Sahara is part of its State policy, which does not […]
Morocco has condemned “in the strongest terms” the acts of vandalism and violence perpetrated Sunday against its consulate in the Spanish city of Valencia. “As Ambassador of His Majesty the King to Spain, I wish to express our indignation and condemn in the strongest terms these acts of vandalism and violence, which, like what […]
The Spanish government has “strongly condemned” the acts of vandalism perpetrated this Sunday by Polisario elements in front of the Consulate General of Morocco in Valencia. “Spain strongly condemns the acts perpetrated on Sunday by some participants in a gathering (…) in front of the Consulate General of Morocco in Valencia,” the Spanish Ministry of […]
The Spanish government has approved, Tuesday, a €5 million loan to Morocco for the construction of two desalination plants in the cities of Zag and Moulay Brahim. The loan will be granted to the National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) through the Fund for the internationalization of the company (FIEM), according to the […]
The Moroccan tourism, the hardest hit sector by the Covid-19 global pandemic, gets a precious boost from the low-cost carrier Ryanair which resumed on Oct.25 its operations in this North African country. The announcement was made by Mrs. Jason McGuinness, commercial director of the European airline. “We are pleased to support the Moroccan tourism sector […]
The Spanish national police succeded to dismantle a terror cell with the collaboration of Morocco and arrested two people in Mellilia and in the town of Mogan (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) for their “alleged ties to a terrorist organization of recruitment and indoctrination for terrorist purposes,” said the Spanish police in a statement. […]
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 Morocco. The agreement was signed on the sideline of the friendly match between the two countries played at José Alvalade arena, in Lisbon. “Few things can generate more enthusiasm […]
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 on compromise in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council. “We must find a just lasting and mutually acceptable political solution to the Sahara conflict, in accordance […]
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 of migration flows. The EU can learn from the experience of cooperation between Spain and Morocco, which created “channels for legal immigration and decent wages”, noted the Maltese official at […]