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Wage Win: Spain Approves 5% Minimum Wage Hike

Madrid - Spain's leftist government has secured a victory for workers by announcing a significant 5% increase in the national minimum wage, effective January 1st. This retroactive raise elevates the monthly minimum from 1080 euros to 1134 euros, benefiting approximately 2.5 million low-wage workers. The......

Morocco Oversees Construction of Avante 1800 Patrol Vessel in Strategic Partnership with Spain

The Royal Moroccan Navy's representatives recently visited the shipyard in San Fernando, Spain, to monitor the progress of their latest asset - an Avante 1800 patrol vessel under construction by the esteemed Spanish shipbuilder Navantia. Commissioned in January 2021, the new patrol ship is slated......

Spain's Inflation Ends 2023 on a Positive Note

Madrid - Spain received encouraging economic news to kick off 2023, as the country's inflation rate exhibited further signs of moderation in December. According to data released on Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INE), consumer prices rose by 3.1% year-over-year last month, a decrease......

Spain and Morocco Forge Stronger Ties Through Trust and Cooperation

Madrid - Relations between Spain and Morocco have reached "unprecedented levels of solidarity and trust," as highlighted by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. In his address to assembled ambassadors in Madrid yesterday, Sánchez underscored the paramount importance of continually......

Spain Implements Nationwide Mask Mandate in Healthcare Facilities Amid Winter Virus Surge

MADRID - Responding to a surge in winter viruses, Spain has reintroduced a nationwide mask mandate in all public hospitals and health centers, effective from Wednesday, as announced by the Health Ministry. Still haunted by the traumatic first wave of Covid in spring 2020, a recent debate unfolded over......

Royal Moroccan Navy Rescues 91 Stranded Migrants Bound for Canary Islands

The Royal Moroccan Navy took decisive action this week, undertaking a dramatic rescue operation to save nearly 100 migrants in distress at sea. During a routine maritime patrol in the Atlantic waters off the coast of Moroccan Sahara on Thursday, a Moroccan Navy frigate intercepted a small boat situated......

Spanish Prime Minister Appoints Carlos Cuerpo as New Economy Minister, Ensuring Continuity in Economic Policy

In a strategic move aimed at ensuring a seamless continuation of economic policies, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced the appointment of Carlos Cuerpo as the new economy minister. This decision follows the departure of Nadia Calvino, the outgoing minister, who is set to take on the leadership......

Extremists Arrested in Morocco-Spain Counterterrorism Operation

In a joint counterterrorism operation, security forces in Morocco and Spain successfully dismantled an extremist network. The collaboration involved Morocco's intelligence agency, the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST), and Spain's intelligence agency, the General Commissariat......

Aziz Akhannouch receives Spanish FM Jose Manuel Albarez in Rabat

Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch extended a warm welcome to Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares in Rabat yesterday, marking Albares' inaugural visit to the country since the commencement of Spain's new legislative term. The meeting underscored the flourishing bilateral......