Ceuta’s centuries-long history and its role at the Strait of Gibraltar should shape Spanish policy, balancing sovereignty, bilateral ties with Morocco, EU obligations and humanitarian concerns.
By Isaac Hammouch The new migratory crisis in Ceuta has abruptly revived memories of 2021 and placed relations between Morocco and the European Union back under strain. Yet behind the issue of migration lies something much deeper: trust between two partners that have become interdependent. Trade, security, migration, Western Sahara, investment, and diplomatic leverage are…
Brussels – The Emirati airline Emirates has confirmed its status as the global leader in international air travel in 2025. Based in Dubai, the airline carried 55.6 million passengers this year, solidifying its position as the largest international airline in the world. The airline operated nearly 180,600 flights to over 150 destinations across six continents,…
For more than a decade, the European Union has struggled to develop a coherent and credible migration policy. Despite repeated promises of comprehensive reform, the Union continues to respond to migration crises in an ad hoc and reactive manner. While migratory pressure on Europe’s external borders has become increasingly intertwined with geopolitical tensions, the EU…
To understand the scale of this case, we have to go back several months. The Foyer anderlechtois, one of the main public service real estate companies in the Brussels-Capital Region, is responsible for managing several thousand social housing units within the territory of Anderlecht. Like all social housing companies, its mission consists of allocating these…
Belgian lawyer Marc Uyttendaele is now the subject of a second complaint for harassment and sexual assault. Revealed by Le Soir, this new case comes while an initial judicial proceeding is already underway and revives questions surrounding this well-known figure of the Brussels bar. According to information published by Le Soir, a second complaint has…
Belgium likes to present itself as the laboratory of European compromise. Yet, behind this reassuring image lies a more worrying reality: never in several decades has the country appeared so politically, socially, and culturally fragmented. Recent developments in the Belgian political landscape reveal a major underlying trend: the multiplication of divides. Flemish versus French-speakers. Regions…
Chronicle by Isaac Hammouch June 12, 2026, will not just be a date in the archives of the European Union; it will be the symbol of a historic renunciation. With the entry into force of the new Pact on Migration and Asylum, Europe has not merely reformed its laws; it has changed its face. This…
The working visit to Rabat by the Belgian Minister of Justice, Annelies Verlinden, comes at a time marked by the desire of the Belgian authorities to strengthen their cooperation with Morocco on several sensitive issues, particularly those related to irregular migration, the identification of Moroccan nationals in an illegal situation, and the execution of return…
The Brussels Correctional Court approved, on June 8, 2026, a criminal settlement amounting to 175.2 million euros concluded between the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office, the Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP), its subsidiary Banque Chaabi du Maroc, and several of its executives. This decision puts an end to one of the most significant financial proceedings involving a…
