
Morocco: Europe's automotive factory?
The historical balance of European automotive production is shifting in favor of Morocco.

The historical balance of European automotive production is shifting in favor of Morocco.

The project of a fixed link between Europe and Africa is taking a decisive step. After the validation of the technical feasibility by German experts, the Spanish government has officially launched the detailed design of the future railway tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar, with the ambition of initiating the work by 2030.

The National Financial Intelligence Authority of Morocco has opened an investigation into massive transfers from Europe, after three Moroccan banks reported unusual financial movements on accounts of individuals and entities in the country. The investigations, carried out in collaboration with Spain and other European countries, concern transfers of more than 15 million euros.

Scientists predict that Spain, as we know it today, will eventually disappear and that at some point, Morocco and the Iberian peninsula will become one territory .

The Civil Guard has dismantled a vast network of migrant trafficking between Morocco, Ceuta and Algeciras, involving Moroccan gendarmes and fishermen. In total, eleven people, including the leaders of the criminal gang, were arrested and detained.

The Moroccan rapper Morad was apprehended by the Guardia Urbana of L’Hospitalet before being released by the duty judge. The artist was accused of violating a restraining order protecting his stepfather, Mohamed T., who had reported to the authorities the presence of the rapper’s vehicle in the immediate vicinity of his place of residence.

While waiting for the 32 F-35 fighters it would like to acquire, Morocco has just ordered 600 new Stinger missiles from the United States. The contract also includes the delivery of complementary weapons, spare parts and training for the Moroccan armed forces. A new Moroccan acquisition that frightens Spain.

The Spanish poultry sector is currently experiencing its worst health crisis in years, marked by an uncontrolled outbreak of avian flu . This critical situation has revived, on social networks and within the industry, the controversy surrounding the authorization granted by Brussels in June 2022 allowing the import of Moroccan poultry into the European Union, a measure perceived as a blow by local producers.

At the "Stadium Summit" congress that brought together the biggest names in the stadium architecture, construction and operation sectors in Madrid, Eduard Dervishaj, Director of the Department of Institutional Relations and International Projects of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), stated that "Morocco is pushing hard... and could deprive us of some 2030 World Cup matches".

For nearly a decade, Spain and Morocco have been engaged in a silent conflict over Mount Tropic, located under the Atlantic Ocean, south of El Hierro, and containing significant minerals such as cobalt and tellurium, key resources for energy production.

The Bab Sebta border crossing is the subject of a major modernization project launched by the Moroccan authorities. This work, the signage of which began on Thursday, should extend over about six months and significantly modify the traffic conditions of vehicles between Morocco and the city of Ceuta.

Two Moroccans died and three others were seriously injured after their car fell from a bridge in Benassal. The mayor is warning about the dangerous state of the CV-166 road, which has been reported several times before.