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Morocco Condemns EU Farmers’ Attacks on Produce Trucks, Defends Trade Agreement

27 February 2024

The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, denounced on Monday the recent attacks by European farmers against shipments of Moroccan fruits and vegetables, noting (…)

EU Proposes Schengen Visa Fee Increase to 90 Euros for Adults

13 February 2024

Moroccans, Schengen visa applicants, should spend more money to obtain them. The European Commission is considering raising visa fees to 90 euros (980 DH) for adults and 45 (…)

Is Spain fed by Morocco?

3 February 2024

Spain will become more dependent on Morocco to feed its population within a decade, warned SOS Rural, highlighting the perverse effects of the drought on the Spanish (…)

EU Expels Record 431,000 Migrants in 2022; Moroccans Among Top Nationalities Deported

3 February 2024

Some 431,000 migrants, including 31,000 Moroccans, were expelled from the territory of the European Union (EU) in 2022, according to a recent Eurostat report entitled (…)

Spanish Farmers Protest EU’s Tomato Import Policies Amid Morocco Competition

9 January 2024

Spanish farmers continue to denounce the facilities granted by the European Union (EU) to Morocco to import tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables into the community market.

Invasive Moth from Morocco Threatens European Agriculture, EU Officials Warn

14 December 2023

The European Commission has just confirmed the discovery of a shipment of grenades from Morocco infested with the False Codling Moth, a pest previously unknown in this region (…)

Malta Fears Shipping Exodus as EU Environmental Tax Looms, Tanger Med Port Gains Appeal

13 November 2023

Malta fears the tax advantage of the Tanger Med port due to the introduction of an environmental tax in European Union (EU) countries starting in 2024. Major shipping companies (…)

Morocco Overtakes Spain as Top Tomato Exporter to EU, Shifting European Produce Market

5 November 2023

Moroccan tomatoes have surpassed Spanish ones in the EU in 2022, with a volume of 740 million kilos exported, mainly to France, compared to just over 600 million for Spain.

EU Farmers Allege Moroccan Produce Contains Banned Pesticide, Demand Stricter Import Controls

21 October 2023

The Coordination of Peasant and Livestock Organizations of Andalusia (COAG-A), through the voice of its general secretary, Miguel López, denounced on Friday the "hypocrisy" of (…)

Spain Debates EU-Morocco Olive Oil Trade Agreement Amid Social Media Controversy

8 October 2023

Since July, there has been information circulating on social networks that Moroccan olive oil "can enter any country of the European Union" without "customs duties". A facility (…)