Tensions began to thaw earlier this year after Spain backed Morocco’s plan to grant more autonomy to Western Sahara. That decision — a reversal of Spain’s longstanding position of neutrality ...

MADRIDMADRID — The land borders between Spain and Morocco at Ceuta and Melilla, Spain’s North African enclave cities, have begun to reopen after being closed for just over two years because of ...

On June 27, Spain’s Prime Minister ... The Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla on Morocco’s Mediterranean coast are the only sections of European land in Africa. Both cities have been ...

Morocco and Spain's north African exclaves of Ceuta and ... Spanish-Moroccan relations and are the European Union's only land ...

Spain's two enclaves on Morocco's Mediterranean coast, Ceuta and Melilla, share the only land borders of the European Union with Africa. The enclaves sporadically experience waves of attempted ...

The Spanish government has praised its migration partnership with Morocco, citing tangible results in managing irregular migration and saving lives at sea, according to a written response to a ...

Just a stone's throw from Tangier, the Iberian peninsula taunts the Moroccan coast with its jagged relief. This geographical ...

The land borders of Ceuta and Melilla, closed since early 2020, were reopened to Europeans. Illegal immigration from Morocco dropped by 31% to the Canary Islands and by 21% to mainland Spain.

The two enclaves are the only European land borders on the continent of Africa. Morocco has consistently argued against Spain’s sovereignty over the enclaves, while Madrid claims that it did not ...

Morocco is the only African country that shares a land border with the EU, at Melilla and at Spain's other North African exclave, Ceuta. At the closest point across the Strait of Gibraltar ...

By the time they reach land, and eventually the border ... immigrants suffered when they arrived at the border between Spain and Morocco. (Photo by Israel Fuguemann/SOPA Images/LightRocket ...

Hundreds of Migrants Swim Into Spain's Ceuta Enclave From Morocco MADRID (Reuters) -Hundreds of migrants took advantage of a thick mist to swim to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from neighbouring ...