Despite being signed over a year ago, the agreement between Spain and Morocco to open the Ceuta border for commodity transit remains unimplemented.

The agreement was made in April 2022 to increase the flow of products between the Spanish city and the adjacent Moroccan areas. However, no items have been carried between the two countries since then, according to the Spanish news site Internacional.

The lack of progress has been blamed on the lack of a customs office at the border, as well as worries about the kind of goods that may be crossed, the constraints they would face, and the quality of the food.

Customs technicians have been assigned to investigate these concerns, but progress has been slow.

According to records received by Internacional from the Spanish Tax Agency, the Ministry of Finance has no intentions to implement the Ceuta accord, raising concerns about the government’s commitment to the pact. This comes as Spain and Morocco work to repair their bilateral ties following months of turmoil.

Despite the lack of movement, the Spanish government has guaranteed the people that the deal will be implemented. The project has a €1.5 million budget, with intentions to adjust both the physical infrastructure and the administrative requirements of a customs crossing of products.

The government delegate in Ceuta also stated that the desired customs office will be of the regional variety, facilitating contact between two nearby districts. However, the potential benefits of the accord will remain unfulfilled until the agreement is fully implemented and goods flow between the two countries restarts.

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According to a fact check by the Associated Press, video showing migrants climbing a fence between Morocco and Melilla was mistakenly claimed to be an attack on the southern border of the United States with Mexico.

In the footage, refugees may be seen attempting to reach Melilla in March 2022. The video shows a sizable crowd of individuals climbing a wall.

Many users who saw the video on social media conjectured that it showed migrants attempting to enter the United States through the southern border.

Users reposted the same video along with photographs of Vice President Kamala Harris and the hashtag “Bidens America.” The user who shared the video did so with the words “Mexico US Border.”

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