The statement added that Spain had abandoned its legal, moral and political obligation to its former colony. Algeria and Spain also closely cooperate to control illegal migration flows from the African country to the EU via the Iberian country. In 2019, Spanish exports, mainly semi-manufactured products, and vehicles, to Algeria amounted to about €2.9 billion, according to the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX). The president of the PP lamented that “the EU had to come to fix the destruction of (…) Pedro Sánchez”, he stated, EFE reported. Sánchez on Saturday blamed Feijóo for supporting Algeria: “If a third country puts pressure on Spain in Brussels and the EU supports Spain, they (the PP) support the third country that is putting pressure on Spain,” he said.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 13, 2022 04:29 UTC