Heba Press_Yasir Al-Ihya’i
It seems that the media hype surrounding the issue of replacing Moroccan driving licenses with their Spanish counterparts was just a whirlwind that quickly burst without changing anything, despite everyone’s expectations and the wishes of some optimists regarding these agreements.
About eight months after its publication in the Spanish Official Gazette, the set of agreements concluded between the Ministries of Transport of the two neighboring kingdoms is still only in ink on paper. Neither of the two Moroccos has specified the procedures to follow to modify these same licenses. Spain has not adopted these procedures to activate the agreement on the ground either.
Members of the Moroccan community residing in Spain are wondering about the reasons for this delay in setting up these procedures, several months after the agreement, and at the same time call on the competent ministry to follow up on this issue, which is considered a major issue. realization, and attempt to open up new horizons for the Moroccan professional driver to enter the job market at European level.
It should be noted that this agreement has aroused great disapproval among the heads of driving education agencies in Spain, not to mention the absolute rejection expressed by the unions of professional drivers, claiming that the replacement of Moroccan driving licenses with Spanish ones would have a negative impact on employment opportunities. , and will reduce the monthly salary that the local driver receives in the country. There is an abundance of drivers coming from outside Spain.
