Canary Islands Farmers Demand EU-Morocco Trade Deal Reform Amid Brexit Fallout

28 July 2021 – byPrince · 1 min read

The main farmers’ organizations in the Canary Islands are asking the European Union to modify the trade agreement with Morocco, which continues to export the same quantity of agricultural products to the European market, despite the UK’s departure from the EU. They denounce "unfair competition" from Rabat.

After Brexit, Morocco, on the basis of the trade agreement with the European Union, has continued to export the same quantity of agricultural products to the European market. This creates "unfair competition," according to the Association of Farmers and Ranchers of the Canaries (ASAGA) and the Coordination of

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