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Member of the European Parliament Tomáš Zdechovský has denounced Algiers unilateral decision to disrupt the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline, saying the European Union should not accept Algeria’s gas blackmail. The MEP made the comment after Algeria, which has cut off diplomatic ties with Rabat, stopped on Nov.1st supplying Spain via Morocco with natural gas through the […]
The decision of the European Union court to annul two free trade agreements between Rabat and Brussels “is nothing less than an insult to international law,” writes the pan-African magazine “Jeune Afrique”. On September 29, responding to an appeal filed by the polisario separatists, the European court ruled for the annulment of two trade agreements […]
Spanish has pleaded for defending the fisheries agreement between Morocco and the European Union, saying the deal is a “priority” for Spain. The Spanish official made the remarks following the decision of the EU Court of Justice on the Morocco-EU farm & fisheries deals. “The fisheries agreement is a priority for Spain, because of its […]
The Spanish government said that the decision of the European Court on the farm & fisheries agreements with Morocco “does not question” relations of cooperation between the Kingdom, Spain and the EU. “For me and the Spanish government, this decision does not question our relations with our strategic partner, Morocco, nor the friendship and cooperation […]
A new ruling by the European Court of Justice annulled the agricultural and fisheries deals that covered all Morocco’s territories and waters in a verdict that sidelined with the Polisario separatist claims putting Moroccan-EU cooperation to another test. Both Morocco and the European council and the EU commission are attached to the agriculture and fisheries […]
Following the ruling of the European court of Justice challenging Morocco-EU farm & fisheries deals, Rabat and the European bloc issued on Wednesday a joint statement, affirming that they will continue their bilateral cooperation and will stand united in defending the legality of their partnership agreements. “We remain fully mobilized to continue cooperation between the […]
A “Pact for the modernization of trade and investment between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco” has been adopted Tuesday by Business Europe, the Moroccan Employers’ Association (CGEM) and EuroCham Morocco. The document calls for a long-overdue modernization of the framework for EU-Morocco trade and investment relations, capable of unlocking the untapped economic […]
Two senior officials of the European Union have welcomed the contents of the speech delivered Friday evening by King Mohammed VI and commended the depth of Morocco’s ties with the Union. In this vein, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen underlined the importance of the strategic ties between Morocco and the EU. “Morocco and […]
The European Union Foreign policy Chief Josep Borrell has stressed the need to preserve a strong EU partnership with Morocco, which he described as “an important partner” of the European bloc. In a written answer to MEP José Ramón Bauzá, Mr. Borrell said the EU Commission is taking action to avoid Ceuta migration events in […]
Morocco is an important ally of the European Union (EU) in the fight against cross-border crime, organized crime, drug trafficking and money laundering, EU Ambassador to Morocco, Claudia Wiedey, said. Wiedey, who was speaking online during the presentation and launch, in Marrakech, of the extradition procedure guide, expressed the EU’s wish to further strengthen cooperation […]