Moroccan watermelon exports recorded a worrying decline in the first half of 2024 due to weak demand from European countries. A situation that affects exporters, who are already facing a reduction in production due to persistent drought and lack of rain.
The Court of Justice of the European Union has just ruled in favor of Nadorcott Protection, owned by the Moroccan royal family and producer of the protected Nadorcott mandarin variety. Eurosemillas, a company from Cordoba, producer of the protected Tang Gold variety, had seized the EU court to request the cancellation of the protection of Nadorcott.
In the first half of 2024, Moroccan watermelon exports to Europe fell by 50.31% compared to the same period last year.
While car importers and dealers were celebrating the implementation of the European Euro 6 environmental standard for the homologation of new vehicles marketed in the Moroccan market, the government of Aziz Akhannouch has decided to postpone it.
Some North African countries, including Morocco, are setting up CO₂ transport and storage infrastructure to avoid the European Union’s new carbon tax.
The European Union’s law enforcement agency (Europol) has stepped up controls at the border crossings of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco in order to apprehend Moroccan criminals wanted in various European countries. One of them was arrested this week.
Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis, stated that the lack of "domestic" support in Spain and the fierce competition from China are forcing the company to invest outside of Europe, particularly in Morocco.
MPs are calling for the refund of Schengen visa fees to the many Moroccans whose applications have been rejected.
Moroccans will pay more for Schengen visa fees as of June 11, 2024, when a measure to increase these fees by 12% in the European Union is expected to come into effect.
While Moroccan tomato exports to the European Union have more than doubled over the past decade, reaching nearly 700,000 tons, Spanish exports have fallen by 20%. Figures that worry the tomato sector in Europe.
The president of the Valencia region, Carlos Mazón, has asked the European Union for cold treatment of citrus fruits from third countries including Morocco.
The Royal Moroccan Navy is preparing to carry out naval maneuvers in the waters of the Sahara, off the Canary Islands. An operation that comes after the request of the Advocate General inviting the Court of Justice of the EU to cancel the fisheries agreement with Morocco.