Moroccan King Says Migration Cooperation Model with Spain Hit Limit
King Mohammed VI said Morocco will propose a new migration framework after Spanish court rulings impeded repatriation of minors and asylum seekers.
- On Friday, King Mohammed VI stated that Morocco's efforts to curb irregular migration yielded "concrete results," but declared the current cooperation model with Spain has reached its limits amid recurring crises.
- Relations faced significant strain following the Ceuta migration crisis, where at least 70,000 people crossed into the enclave in July; King Mohammed cited "obsolete" and "unrealistic" Spanish court decisions that hindered migration cooperation.
- Criticizing Spanish policies, King Mohammed stated they "are regrettably impeding the repatriation of minors" and fueling the greed of criminal networks, undermining cooperation efforts.
- Describing the partnership as a "sovereign choice," King Mohammed declared "it will never be subject to any pressure, threat, or blackmail" from external actors.
- Since Spain backed Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara in 2022, bilateral ties improved; however, opposition parties blamed Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for recent migration challenges.
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Rabat, Oct 10 (EFE).- «The migratory crises show that the current model of cooperation does not work or at least has problems», that is why Morocco aspires to become the first country in the south to propose to its northern neighbours a new model of cooperation to curb irregular migration, explained to EFE [...] The entry Morocco defends a new migration strategy against an exhausted model was first published in HolaNews.
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Moroccan king says migration cooperation model with Spain hit limit
King Mohammed VI said on Friday that Morocco's efforts to curb irregular migration had produced "concrete results," but that the current cooperation model with Spain had reached its limits amid recurring crises.
Morocco aspires to become the first country in the south to propose to its northern partners a new model of cooperation to curb irregular migration. Thus explained to EFE the Ambassador Director of International Political Affairs of the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Fouad Yazough, who considers that the successive migratory crises [...] The entry Morocco proposes a new model of cooperation with Europe to curb irregular migration aparece …
Morocco says migration deal with Spain has reached its limits
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI addresses lawmakers during the opening of parliament in Rabat on October 9, 2026 Morocco’s King Mohammed VI said on Friday that the country’s existing migration cooperation arrangements with Spain had reached their limits, calling for a revised approach following a mass border crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta earlier this year. Addressing parliament at the opening of its new session, the monarch said Morocco’…
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