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Spain reported a 75% drop in interceptions of illegal migrants’ arrivals compared to a month earlier period, the interior ministry said. Only 936 migrants were intercepted last month compared to 4104 people in January, official figures showed. However, the number of people who made it to Spain was higher in the first two months of […]
Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizer producer OCP and Spain’s ACS industrial group signed an agreement to build two phosphorus factories for a total cost of 2.7 billion dirhams. The factories will be built in the OCP’s industrial hub of Jorf Lasfar with a production capacity of 5000 tons per day. The two factories will be the […]
Morocco and Spain cooperate closely on political, security and economic arena with tangible results on the ground. According to EU statistics agency Eurostat, Spain kept its position as Morocco’s first trading partner in 2018 exporting €8.221 billion to the north African country while importing €6.652 billion. Globally, Morocco was the ninth destination of Spanish goods […]
Morocco and Spain have both flatly denied the reports circulated by some Spanish media alleging that the two countries have reached an agreement, allowing Spanish rescue boats of illegal immigrants to dock in the northern ports of Morocco. “This is false and arch-false, information. There is no agreement on this matter with Spain,” said Mustapha […]
The third electricity link between Morocco and Spain will have a capacity of 700MW bringing the combined commercial capacity of all links to 1500 MW, Spanish grid operator Red Electrica de Espana said. An agreement was signed in that regard last week at a ceremony in Rabat chaired by King Mohammed VI and his guest […]
Spain and Morocco can build a “pioneering” alliance within the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership that can contribute to bringing closer the two shores of the Mediterranean, said King Felipe VI of Spain, who vowed that Morocco will always find in Spain “a faithful and committed partner to support its progress in all areas.” Speaking […]
Spain has renewed its support for the political process led exclusively by the United Nations to reach a settlement of the Sahara issue, in the framework of Security Council resolutions. This position has been reiterated by Spanish Foreign Minister, Josep Borrell, Thursday in Rabat, at a joint press conference with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. […]
Queen Letizia of Spain and Princess Lalla Meryem, Chairwoman of the National Observatory of the Child’s Rights (ONDE), visited on Thursday the second chance school” in Salé, l’École Nationale de Cirque Shems’Y, considered as a lever for inclusion and social justice for equitable development. During the visit, ONDE executive director Lamia Bazir made a presentation […]
King Mohammed VI and King Felipe VI who is currently paying an official visit to Morocco are both determined to make of the relationship between their two countries an example of a strong and innovative North-South partnership for the well-being of both peoples. The two Monarchs are also both resolved to have their countries contribute […]
Morocco and Spain are on way to further diversify their bilateral partnership with the signing of eleven cooperation agreements in different fields. The agreements were signed at a ceremony in Rabat chaired by King Mohammed VI, his Son Crown Prince Moulay Hassan and King Felipe VI of Spain, who arrived earlier in the afternoon on […]