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The Spanish government has offered 10,400 new contracts to Moroccan seasonal workers in 2018, to work mainly in strawberry and other red fruit and citrus farms. The contracts number was unveiled at a meeting between farmer representatives and authorities in charge of employment, Spanish media reported. The strawberry and berry campaign will take place in […]
Morocco ranked first in the list of Spain’s suppliers with fruits and vegetables with exports totaling €462.3 million up to October 2017, FEPEX, the Spanish federation of fruits and vegetables producers, said. Morocco exports of agricultural products grew 36% compared to the same period in 2016, FEPEX noted. The Spanish federation highlighted the upward trend […]
The launch by Morocco of high resolution observation satellite last November and the upcoming acquisition of a second reconnaissance satellite sent shockwaves through the region with Spain struggling to bridge the gap with its southern neighbor through the launch of its own earth-observation satellite in 2019, reports Spacenews. The portal, dedicated to covering the business […]
Spain remained Morocco’s top trading partner in 2016 with trade turnover totaling $10.6 billion up from $9.3 billion in 2015, Morocco’s foreign exchange regulatory authority, L’Office des Changes said. Between 2015 and 2016, Morocco’s imports from Spain rose from $4.4 billion to $6.2 billion, while its exports to the country jumped from $4.2 billion to […]
Spanish and Moroccan police have netted close to four tons of cocaine with a street value of over €100 million and seized €13 million in cash in an operation that resulted in the dismantlement of a drug trafficking network. The Spanish Interior Ministry said that 40 people were arrested in a long-term anti-trafficking operation, in […]
Morocco has renewed its full support to Spain’s national unity and sovereignty and affirmed that it does not recognize and will not recognize the unilateral declaration of independence of Catalonia. Morocco, which faces itself for several years to a separatist threat, does not recognize and will not recognize in the future the unilateral declaration of […]
Morocco is set to bolster its reconnaissance capabilities through the launch of a state-of-the-art satellite. The move has stirred fears in Algeria. After Spanish media raised concerns of Spain’s military officials over Morocco’s spy satellite, comes the turn of Algeria, which looks at Morocco’s steps to gain satellite technology with a suspicious eye. “Total panic”, […]
As Morocco prepares to launch its first reconnaissance satellite on November, Spanish military officials are voicing their concerns. The satellite will bridge the gap in terms of spatial reconnaissance between Morocco and Spain to the disappointment of Spanish military officials who are keen to maintain their country’s upper hand, Spain’s El Pais paper reported. Despite […]
The Moroccan government has described as “irresponsible” Catalonia’s unilateral secessionist move and renewed its strong backing to Spain’s sovereignty, national unity and territorial integrity. “Morocco rejects the unilateral process of the independence of Catalonia, and voices its attachment to the sovereignty, national unity and territorial integrity of Spain”, said a statement issued Wednesday by the […]
The Spanish group Planeta, one of the world’s leaders in publishing and higher education, has decided to open in Rabat, Morocco’s capital city, two schools for students wishing to be trained in the fields of business and tourism. The announcement was made Thursday by the group’s chairman Jose Manuel Garcia. The two schools, to open […]