The world’s largest producer of olive oil , Dcoop, has issued a stern warning to the Spanish authorities. The group’s president, Antonio Luque, has warned that if the water crisis persists in Spain due to "poor management", production will eventually be relocated across the strait, to Morocco.
With a qualified and less expensive workforce, and tax incentives, Morocco has become the El Dorado for European manufacturers who are struggling to make their production profitable in Europe.
The Guardia Civil has carried out the seizure of rifles originating from Morocco from members of a criminal organization that is trying to establish itself in the Huelva region. The pressure of the security forces in Algeciras and in the Strait has pushed drug traffickers to move to this area.
The resolution of the UN Security Council approving the Moroccan autonomy plan for the Sahara as the sole basis for resolving the conflict could motivate Morocco to persist in its claims concerning Ceuta, Melilla, the Spanish islands and rocks. This is at least what a certain Spanish press fears.
Despite proposals from Spain and international partners, Algeria maintains its position and opposes the reopening of the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline crossing Morocco to export its natural gas to Europe. A decision that reflects the depth of the diplomatic crisis between the two neighboring countries.
The public prosecutor’s office of the court of first instance of Marrakech ordered the provisional detention of a woman of around 30 years old in the Oudaya prison and her indictment for adultery and corruption.
The Spanish authorities have managed to intercept a total of 117 off-road vehicles and sports cars stolen in Canada and destined for Morocco over the past six months.
The far-right party Vox presented a motion on Wednesday to the Senate Culture Committee to request the banning of the Eid al-Adha celebration. An initiative described as "shameful" by the Socialist Party (PSOE), which sees it as a xenophobic drift contrary to the values of coexistence in Spain.
The project of a tunnel between Spain and Morocco, and by extension between Europe and Africa, could become a reality. The feasibility study commissioned by the Spanish Society for Studies on Fixed Communication through the Strait of Gibraltar (SECEGSA) to the German company Herrenknecht, world leader in the field of tunnel boring machines, has confirmed that the infrastructure, although extremely complex, is technically viable.
With the arrival of Nador West Med, a real challenger to the ports of Algeciras and Valencia, Morocco will become a key player in the global automotive industry. This is a serious concern for Spain.
The Stellantis plant in Villaverde, Madrid could stop producing the next generation of the Citroën C4 from 2029. The manufacturer plans to transfer this production to its plant in Kénitra, Morocco.
Since his arrival at the Moncloa in 2018, Pedro Sánchez has granted Spanish nationality to 1,127,370 foreigners, including Moroccans, which is more than half of the 2,113,537 naturalizations recorded between 2009 and 2024. A record compared to the governments of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Mariano Rajoy combined.