Morocco's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Hakim Hajoui, traveled to Manchester on Friday to present the country's investment opportunities to a broad audience of British business leaders, in a meeting designed to deepen economic ties between the two nations. The event reflected a deliberate effort to extend Morocco-UK engagement......
Spain is expected to push for continued representation on the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) following the upcoming departure of Vice-President Luis de Guindos. As one of the eurozone’s largest economies, Spain considers its presence on the ECB’s top decision-making body essential for maintaining balanced economic......
The judicial authorities in Spain have approved the extradition of a Moroccan national to Morocco in connection with allegations of involvement in irregular migration networks, despite his previous conviction for similar offenses in Spain. The decision was issued by the country’s high criminal court, the Audiencia Nacional, which ruled......
British low-cost carrier easyJet is strengthening its presence in France by launching nine new routes for the 2026–2027 winter season. The expansion reflects the airline’s strategy to maintain growth despite ongoing challenges in the aviation sector, including rising fuel costs and fluctuating demand. Among the most notable additions......
Europe is entering May with a highly volatile meteorological regime that combines unpredictable thunderstorms with unseasonably high temperatures. National and private weather forecasting services warn of a continental shift toward sustained heat, intensifying long-term water stress across diverse regions. This pattern is creating tangible......
Morocco and Spain share a deep connection, with nearly 900,000 Moroccan nationals now legally registered in Spanish municipalities. When accounting for second-generation residents who hold Spanish nationality, the total population of Moroccan origin exceeds 1.2 million, positioning it as the largest foreign community in the country. Despite......
Spain's National Statistics Institute reported that 1,165,955 Morocco-born residents lived in the country as of January 1, 2025. This group remains the largest foreign-born community, outnumbering Colombians at 978,041 and Venezuelans at 692,316. Foreign-born individuals totaled 9,464,210, or one in five of Spain's 49,128,297 residents.......
Morocco recorded MAD 31 billion ($3.1 billion) in foreign currency travel receipts during the first quarter of 2026. This figure marks a 24 percent increase from the same period in 2025, according to the Ministry of Tourism. The country welcomed 4.3 million tourists from January to March, a 7 percent year-on-year rise. Higher spending per......
Plans for a fixed link between Spain and Morocco through the Strait of Gibraltar continue to advance in feasibility studies, but new reports underline major technical, financial and regulatory obstacles that could delay the project well beyond initial expectations. The infrastructure is designed to connect Europe and Africa through an underwater......
The European Commission has issued preliminary findings stating that Meta may have breached the Digital Services Act by failing to prevent children under the age of 13 from accessing Facebook and Instagram. The assessment marks a significant escalation in ongoing regulatory action against one of the world’s largest technology companies. According......
Prices across Europe moved higher in April as Germany and Spain reported fresh increases in inflation ahead of a key monetary policy meeting by the European Central Bank. The latest figures point to persistent price pressures linked to energy markets and geopolitical tensions, particularly the war in Iran, which continues to influence economic......
Spanish travel technology group Amadeus IT Group has announced plans to acquire the French biometrics company Idemia Public Security in a deal valued at approximately 1.2 billion euros. The acquisition, structured as an all-cash transaction, marks a strategic move by Amadeus to strengthen its presence in airport services and border control......
The government of the Canary Islands has expressed its full alignment with the official position of Spain regarding the Sahara issue, supporting the Moroccan autonomy proposal as a realistic and credible basis for resolving the long-standing dispute. Canary Islands President Fernando Clavijo stated in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria that the region......
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