A mass crossing of thousands of migrants into Ceuta (a Spanish enclave on Morocco's northern coast) in late July has sharply worsened relations between Spain and Morocco, with Spain's right-wing opposition parties now leading an aggressive push against Rabat. The conservative People's Party (PP) and the far-right Vox have adopted the language of "invasion" — a term laden with historical resonance in Spain, evoking the Arab conquest of 711 — and lobbied successfully in the European Parliament for a resolution threatening Morocco with subsidy cuts and possible suspension of the EU–Morocco association agreement, under which Europe and Morocco trade roughly €65 billion in goods annually. The crisis has spilled into other areas, with Spanish politicians now questioning Morocco's role in the jointly planned 2030 FIFA World Cup, anti-Moroccan violence reported at street level, and polls suggesting the PP and Vox are on course for a parliamentary majority at the 2027 elections.