Sebta and Melilla: Morocco imposes a showdown on Spain

As customs in Ceuta and Melilla began operating after almost three years of intensive negotiations, Morocco decided to prevent the entry of the two daily Spanish trucks allocated to each city, as agreed with the government of Pedro Sánchez in cause of a promise not kept by Madrid concerning the Sahara.

Against all expectations, Morocco suspended the entry of the two daily Spanish trucks allocated to each city after Spain launched customs in Ceuta and Melilla. The kingdom blocked the process by imposing careful and prolonged inspections on trucks, which in one case lasted up to 11 hours. A surprising decision for the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which ended up discovering that its promise to cede the airspace of the Sahara to Rabat which it has not yet kept is the cause.