The Spanish government aimed to send a clear signal to Morocco. It happened two years ago, when the Moncloa was focused on repairing diplomatic ties with Rabat. Spain reopened the Magreb-Europe gas pipeline, which had been shut down by Algeria a few months earlier. On the day the valve was turned back on, June 28, 2022, the moment became historic. The pipeline runs through the Strait of Gibraltar and reaches Tarifa in Cadiz, but this time the flow was reversed: gas was sent from Spain to Morocco rather than the traditional export model of basic Spanish supply.
