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Under the 2026 EU–UK treaty signed in Brussels on 14 July and effective from 15 July, routine passport controls at the Gibraltar–Spain frontier are gone, with dual British-Spanish checks moving to the port and airport — the first open land crossing here in more than 300 years.
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The Strait of Gibraltar Association - GMBA's charitable partner - has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Citizens Advice Bureau to improve cross-Strait advice on residency, employment, education and healthcare.
The revamped Grand Stade de Tanger has been fitted with facial-recognition technology and around 900 cameras ahead of the 2030 World Cup.
The World Bank expects Morocco's economy to grow about 4.2% in 2026 — easing from a decade-high 4.9% in 2025 — with public investment and 2030 World Cup preparations driving an 11% rise in investment spending.
Morocco welcomed 7.7 million visitors in the first five months of 2026 and is investing about $4bn to lift hotel capacity by a fifth — part of a wider $20bn-plus infrastructure drive ahead of the World Cup.
Morocco built more than a million vehicles in 2025 to become the continent's largest car producer and exporter, anchored by Renault's Tangier plant and Stellantis's expansion at Kenitra.
A German feasibility study finds the planned Spain–Morocco rail tunnel technically viable, but too complex to open for the 2030 World Cup; a realistic timeline now points to 2035–2040.
A football tournament promoting exchange between Gibraltar and Morocco.
The Strait breakthrough fuels debate over the land barriers around Spain's exclaves.
With four container terminals and a combined capacity of about 9 million TEUs, Tangier Med now leads the Mediterranean and Africa — anchoring cross-Strait logistics.
Morocco co-hosts the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal, and Tangier is one of six Moroccan host cities. Its Grand Stade de Tanger has been revamped to around 75,600 capacity ahead of the tournament.
As a UK territory under the UK–Morocco Free Trade Agreement (in force since January 2021), Gibraltar is working with Rabat to reopen air and sea links — and the UK ambassador in Rabat has pointed to the "enormous potential" in Gibraltar–Morocco trade.
The IMF's October outlook keeps Morocco on a steady path — around 4.5% growth this year, easing to 4.2% in 2027 — driven by farming's rebound and heavy public investment, while youth unemployment remains the stubborn challenge.
The DFDS-operated catamaran linking Gibraltar and Tangier has stopped sailing following new frontier arrangements — and the Government of Gibraltar says it is working with Rabat to re-establish direct air and sea routes across the Strait.
Madrid has approved a fresh €1.73 million for 2026 studies — taking the total past €9.6 million since 2022 — as engineers update the fixed link's design for the first time since 2007.
Madrid and Rabat are deepening economic ties with a fresh push on cross-border investment — a regional backdrop that strengthens the case for Gibraltar–Morocco business links across the Strait.