Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez hardened his tone against Morocco during a speech in Congress, shifting from a position of defending collaboration with Rabat to demanding changes in cooperation. Sánchez stated that "that cooperation has to be different," signaling a significant shift in the Spanish Government's approach to Morocco.
According to sources from the Moncloa, the intention is not to modify diplomatic relations with Morocco, but rather to alter protocols within the framework of European Union cooperation agreements with Rabat. The goal is to toughen border controls to ensure that situations like those experienced in Ceuta on July 30 and 31 do not repeat.
The Ceuta crisis, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, triggered this change in Spanish foreign policy. Sánchez's executive is asking the European Union to toughen border controls as part of the cooperation agreements with Morocco, in an attempt to avoid future mass migrations.
