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# EIB backs EUR 49 million submarine cable linking Morocco and Canaries
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-08-16-morocco-canary-islands-cable-eib/
- Published: 2025-08-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-16T12:00:46.000Z
- Description: Spanish operators Islalink and Canalink will build a EUR 49 million submarine cable linking Morocco and the Canary Islands, backed by EUR 20 million from the European Investment Bank. Construction starts late 2025, with service from 2028.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Atalayar, 16 August 2025](https://www.atalayar.com/en/articulo/new-technologies-innovation/new-submarine-cable-will-connect-morocco-and-the-canary-islands-from-2028/20250814122828217468.html?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish that the EIB loan agreement has been formally signed, only that EIB funding backs the project.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-16\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)