EU-Morocco ties deepen as Sánchez downplays Ceuta crisis, Rabat gains leverage

Morocco has leveraged the summer migration crisis at Ceuta to strengthen its strategic position with the EU, with Spain's Sánchez downplaying Rabat's alleged role. Rabat is tightening influence over EU trade, migration, and Western Sahara policy while also courting the Trump administration, signaling a shift in Mediterranean power dynamics.