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Morocco has continued to increase its fresh sweet corn exports to Germany for the second consecutive year. In the first nine months of 2025, Moroccan exporters shipped over 2,000 tons of fresh sweet corn to Germany, valued at $3.83 million. This volume breaks the previous record set in 2024 by 18% and is double the […]
Tensions over Moroccan tomato imports are flaring again in France, where local producers accuse Moroccan suppliers of unfair competition. Moroccan fresh produce exporters have repeatedly said such campaigns were triggered by disinformation. Last week, members of the Confédération Paysanne stormed a Franco-Moroccan logistics hub in Perpignan before being removed by police, then entered a supermarket […]
The Sahel region under the Alliance of Sahel States (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger) is undergoing a profound shift toward multi-alignment, challenging traditional European influence, the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) said, recommending Europeans to adapt to this new reality or risk losing influence. The Sahel now averages around 10,500 terrorist-related deaths per year, […]
Morocco and Germany have given new impetus to their bilateral relations through the 51st Morocco-Germany intergovernmental negotiations on development cooperation, held this week in Berlin, that highlighted by the adoption of a €630 million cooperation program for the period 2026-2027. The program, inked by Director of European Affairs at the Moroccan Foreign Ministry, Redouane Adghoghi […]
A 160-year dream has moved closer to reality as feasibility studies conclude that an undersea tunnel connecting Morocco and Spain beneath the Gibraltar Strait is technically achievable, despite its massive complexity and estimated €8.5 billion price tag. German engineering firm Herrenknecht, a global leader in tunnel boring machine manufacturing, conducted the decisive study commissioned by […]
DP World Logistics Company has started this week operating its Atlas service carrying fresh produce from Agadir to the United Kingdom and Europe. The maiden service is bound for DP World owned terminals, London Gateway on 30 November for the UK and, Antwerp Gateway on 1 December serving Europe. This new dedicated sea route will […]
The European Union lawmakers rejected on Wednesday a motion aimed at blocking the new farming deal between Morocco and the EU, including products from Moroccan Saharan territory. By rejecting the motion, tabled by pro-polisario lobbyists paid by Algeria, the European Parliament sends Algerian regime a strong message saying that the new EU-Morocco agricultural trade agreement […]
Moroccan and French Ministers of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit and Laurent Nuñez, held, on Tuesday in Marrakech, a meeting that provided the opportunity for the two parties to review different issues of mutual interest, with focus on security and migration matters. The French official is visiting Morocco to attend the 93rd INTERPOL General Assembly, currently […]
Minister of Equipment and Water Nizar Baraka represented King Mohammed VI in the seventh African Union-European Union Summit in Luanda, Angola, which opened Monday under the theme “Promoting Peace and Prosperity Through Effective Multilateralism,” with focus on advancing partnership between the two continents. The two-day gathering agenda addresses critical areas of cooperation, with sessions dedicated […]
Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal spoke publicly for the first time since his release from prison in Algeria, saying his words remain “carefully controlled” and acknowledging that he fears being arrested again if he returns to Algiers. Sansal, 81, was freed on November 12 after spending a year behind bars in Algeria. He had been sentenced […]