Spanish far-right Vox party has criticized the «Morocco Festival» held last week in Tarragona, announcing plans to seek clarification from both the Tarragona City Council and the Provincial Council, which supported the event organized by the Consulate General of Morocco in Tarragona. Vox is demanding to know «how much funding was provided by these institutions and the total cost to public funds». The festival featured a rich and diverse program aimed at showcasing Morocco's heritage and promoting cultural exchange between the two shores of the Mediterranean. Vox deputy Sergio Macian, quoted by Spanish media, said, «The Socialist Party is Morocco's most servile lackey», and insisted that Spain «must not allow» Morocco to use cultural events «to impose its foreign agenda and create parallel communities that live outside our way of life and laws». The party, known for its anti-Morocco rhetoric, claimed that Spain has become a «backyard» for Morocco under Pedro Sanchez and the Socialist Party, adding, «Thanks to them, neighborhoods in Tarragona now resemble Tangier or Marrakech more than Tarragona itself». Notably, the festival's opening ceremony was attended by Morocco's ambassador to Madrid, Karima Benyaich, the Spanish government delegate in Catalonia, Carlos Prieto Gomez, and the Mayor of Tarragona, Rubén Viñuales — both members of the Socialist Party.
