The United Kingdom is preparing an agreement designed to facilitate its companies’ access to Moroccan public contracts, estimated at more than 400 billion dirhams over three years. The future arrangement would be the first British commitment of this kind with an African country.
In Madrid, the government describes Morocco as a “reliable and loyal” neighbour. In the Canary Islands, a regional official says exactly the opposite and accuses Rabat of playing with “marked cards”. Two opposing Spanish messages, delivered on the same day.
At a time when tensions over Ceuta are weakening bilateral relations, energy figures reveal a less visible dependence: in 2025, Spain supplied the equivalent of 8 % of Morocco’s electricity demand, as well as nearly a quarter of its imports of petroleum products.
Portugal wants to persuade the European Union to suspend part of its carbon rules for maritime transport. Lisbon claims that this mechanism is diverting ships from the port of Sines in favor of Moroccan facilities, particularly Tanger Med.
Morocco is among the countries most exposed to a possible tightening of European pesticide rules. A European Commission study identifies approximately $2.8 billion in Moroccan agricultural exports that could potentially be affected, placing the Kingdom just behind Turkey.
In 2024, Morocco took part in two highly targeted European operations to strengthen arms control. In less than three months, its representatives traveled to Jordan and then Estonia to work on the risk of diversion, traceability, transit and cargo targeting.
Spain has reduced its purchases of Moroccan fruit and vegetables by volume since the beginning of the year. But it is paying significantly more for them: nearly 20,000 fewer tonnes were imported, for a bill that was over 56 million euros higher.
With the EES now fully deployed at the borders of the Schengen area, a Franco-Moroccan who presents only their Moroccan passport may be checked as a third-country national before their French nationality is established. This complication can be avoided by using the correct document on the European side.
A study by the European Commission puts a figure on the potential impact of tighter pesticide rules. In its intermediate scenario, Moroccan tomato exports to the European Union could fall by around 195,000 tonnes, or nearly 60%.
Belgium continues to fund cooperation programs in Morocco . But Conner Rousseau, president of the Flemish socialist party Vooruit, is openly questioning the value of maintaining this aid.
Nearly 2.9 million Moroccans aged 15 to 29 are not working, studying or receiving any training. Around 70% are women, according to a new document from the European Commission.
The European Union will allocate €112 million to Morocco’s economic and social resilience. Behind its support for the economy and the welfare state, Brussels is also pursuing a migration objective: improving prospects in the kingdom to reduce the factors that drive people to leave.