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Spanish Fishermen Face Uncertainty as EU-Morocco Fishing Deal Expires

17 July 2023

Spanish fishermen, who held 93 licenses to carry out their activities in Moroccan waters as part of the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement, will be the most affected by the end of (…)

Spain Dismisses Polisario’s Fishing Proposal, Focuses on EU-Morocco Agreement

11 July 2023

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, did not give importance to the Polisario Front’s proposal to issue licenses to Canary Island fishermen so that (…)

Spain Faces Crucial EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement Renewal as EU Presidency Begins

5 July 2023

Spain has just taken over the presidency of the European Union and will have to face an important challenge in the coming weeks, namely the renewal of the fisheries agreement (…)

Morocco Negotiates with EU to Safeguard Vital Remittances from Expatriates

2 July 2023

The Moroccan authorities will engage in negotiations with the European Commission regarding a European directive aimed at restricting the transfer of funds by Moroccans (…)

Andalusian Fishermen Fear Job Losses as EU-Morocco Fishing Deal Nears Expiration

16 June 2023

As the fishing agreement between the European Union and Morocco, essential for the Andalusian province of Cadiz, approaches its expiration on July 17, anxiety is growing among (…)

EU-Morocco Fisheries Deal Expiry Threatens Spain’s Maritime Security

10 June 2023

The fisheries agreement between the European Union (EU) and Morocco will expire on July 17, just six days before the early elections of July 23 in Spain. A situation that risks (…)

EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement Set to Expire, Renewal Uncertain

7 June 2023

The fisheries agreement between the European Union (EU) and Morocco, which concerns European vessels including 92 Spanish ones, expires on July 17. Will it be renewed?

Spanish Tomato Exports Decline as Morocco Gains EU Market Share

29 May 2023

While Moroccan tomato exports to the EU have increased from 365,695 tons in 2013 to 557,225 tons in 2022 (701,541 tons including the United Kingdom), those of Spain have been (…)

Morocco Challenges EU, Claims Ceuta and Melilla as Moroccan Territory

28 May 2023

Morocco has officially stated in a verbal note to the European Commission that Ceuta and Melilla "are Moroccan cities"

Morocco Halts Asylum Seeker Returns Amid Qatargate Corruption Scandal

25 May 2023

Since the outbreak of the corruption scandal known as "Qatargate", the difficulties in returning Moroccans rejected from their asylum application to their country of origin (…)