Months after the Huelva Gate case was revealed, the Spanish government refuses to investigate the alleged complicity of local authorities in Almonte. The decision comes as a group of lawyers accused the Civil Guard of siding with farm owners.
The ministry in charge of Moroccans living abroad and migration affairs said Friday that it has taken all the necessary measures to repatriate to Morocco the mortal remains of two Moroccans killed in a road accident in Spain. As soon as it was informed of the road accident that took place Thursday in Spain, in which Abdelghani Belkhou and his wife Sanaa Mohcine, two Moroccan nationals who were living in the Netherlands, were killed, the ministry took all the necessary measures to repatriate
The Spanish authorities fear that convicted terror convicts enter its territory as migrants after King Mohammed VI amnestied on August the 20th 428 inmates, says Okdiario. The list includes people who have been sentenced for terror-related crimes and who are «trying to enter Spain illegally», said the same source. The Spanish authorities believe that the current migration flows, the country is dealing with might enable the entry of these convicts. Twenty-two of the pardoned
The Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fishers, Food and Environment, Luis Planas, said, Wednesday, that the two ministerial decrees meant to grant aids to the fishermen, affected by the expiry of the fisheries agreement signed by Morocco and the European Union, will be «approved soon», reports La Vos de Galicia. «The fleet is currently in a difficult situation as its activities have been stopped», declared Luis Planas in a parliament session held on the 29th of August
A 16-year-old teenager of Moroccan descent sought the help of the police on August 18th in Estepona (Malaga province) after claiming that her parents forced her to marry her cousin in the Kingdom, reports El Pais. The girl says that she told her parents that she refuses to marry the 28-year-old man, but they rushed into arranging the wedding after receiving dowry. Based on police reports, El Pais indicates that the marriage was formalized in Kenitra. «The investigation found out
Spain is planning to restore universal jurisdiction, repealed in 2014 by the Rajoy government. The decision might affect Morocco, especially as the situation in the Rif and the Western Sahara interest judges in Madrid.
The number of unaccompanied minor migrants entering Andalusia is significantly increasing. Since the beginning of this year, 4,098 unaccompanied minors arrived in the region, according to Spanish newspaper El Mundo. The number has dramatically grown, compared to 2015 when only 895 minor migrants made it to the region. The flow has pushed the Andalusian government to rearrange its reception facilities. However, 70% of the places made available by the region’s minor migrants centers are
The Spanish government is intending to send back migrants forcing their way into its two North African enclaves to Morocco. The decision comes as local media speak about a new migration plan in Madrid.
Moroccan farm workers in Huelva, who have accused their bosses of allegedly abusing them, have referred to a case of human trafficking, allegedly carried out with the help of the Spanish authorities.
Pedro Sanchez’ cabinet is expected to answer questions, asked by Spanish deputies on the closure of commercial borders, separating Morocco and Melilla. The request was submitted by the People’s Party, Ciudadanos and PDeCAT.