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Spanish Prime minister Pedro Sanchez has highlighted the excellent cooperation ties existing between his country and Morocco, affirming that it is in the interest of the EU to maintain good relations with Rabat. Addressing on Tuesday the Spanish lawmakers, Pedro Sanchez stressed the strategic importance of maintaining good relations with neighboring Morocco not only for […]
Morocco is a neighbor and a strategic partner for Spain and Europe, Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, said on Friday, stressing that Spain, Europe and Morocco “share vital interests”. “Morocco is a neighbor and a strategic partner for Spain and Europe. We share with Morocco, among other things, the management and channeling of illegal […]
The French and German foreign ministers began a two-day visit to Addis Ababa on Thursday January 12 to support the peace agreement in Tigray, more than two months after it was signed to end the two-year brutal war in this northern region of Ethiopia. France’s Catherine Colonna and Annalena Baerbock of Germany are scheduled to […]
Fishermen in Cameroon are urging authorities to crack down on hundreds of illegal fishers and fish farmers operating in the Gulf of Guinea after the European Union banned imports of Cameroon’s seafood. There are several hundred fishers in Idenau, a coastal village near Cameroon’s western border with Nigeria, authorities in the capital, Yaoundé, say, while […]
The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, has hailed the role played by Morocco in peace and stability in the region as “important”. Speaking at a joint press briefing Thursday in Rabat, after talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, Josep Borell said the talks focused on “old […]
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, reiterated, Thursday, January 5, from Rabat, the position of the EU on the issue of the Sahara, saying the Union acknowledges and values the “serious and credible efforts” made by Morocco to find a solution to this regional dispute. “We […]
Morocco-EU: Shared Desire to Deepen Dialogue, Cooperation Morocco and the European Union (EU) expressed, Thursday in Rabat, their shared desire to deepen dialogue and cooperation, within the framework of the strategic partnership established between the two parties, to which King Mohammed VI attaches particular importance. This willingness was expressed during talks held in Rabat this […]
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, will pay an official visit to Morocco this January 5-6, the European External Action Service (EEAS) announced Wednesday. The visit will be an opportunity for an in-depth discussion on the implementation of the EU-Morocco partnership, including in […]
The European Union has urged Rwanda to stop supporting the M23 rebel group, which has captured swaths of territory in the North Kivu province of neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Rwanda must “stop supporting the M23 and use all means to press the M23 to comply with the decisions taken by the EAC (East […]
Egypt has toppled Russia as a fertilizer exporter to European markets, with exports amounting to 1.5 billion euros during the first ten months of this year, compared to 521 million euros for the same period last year, Asharq Business reports, citing the Egyptian Export Council for Chemical Industries. The council on Wednesday quoted a report […]