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Intracom Telecom, a global telecommunication systems and solutions vendor, announced the supply of its market-leading Point-to-Point microwave (PtP MW) radio, OmniBAS™, to Morocco in the frame of the Border Management Program for the Maghreb. The EU-financed Border Management Program for the Maghreb region is designed to help Maghreb countries curb […]
Morocco’s agricultural exports to the EU grew 4% in 2019 to 1.4 million tons, the European Union’s statistics agency Eurostat reported. The EU bought 859,095 tons of Moroccan vegetables and 533,065 tons of fruits, Eurostat said, noting that watermelons and oranges dominated Morocco’s fruit exports. Spain topped the list of destinations for Moroccan fruits and […]
The European Union on Saturday announced it earmarked €100 million to support the civilian-led authorities in Sudan, bringing the total EU contribution to €217 million. The announcement was made by visiting EU High Representative and Vice-President Josep Borrell after a meeting with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok. The assistance, to be delivered through the EU […]
Morocco was maintained in the EU’s tax haven grey list but could soon leave it this year as it implements reforms to conform to EU standards. The grey list includes countries which are given time to reform their tax regimes and improve fiscal transparency. Morocco could leave that list pending on the results of an […]
Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska hailed Morocco’s cooperation, which helped his country to reduce by 50 pc the arrival of illegal migrants. At a meeting held Monday in Madrid with vice-president of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas and Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson, Mr. Fernando said prevention policy works. He affirmed that his country […]
The European Union will launch a new naval and air mission in the Eastern Mediterranean to stop more weapons from reaching the warring factions in Libya, foreign ministers agreed on Monday. The agreement was reached after Austria lifted its veto. “We all agree to create a mission that blocks the flow of arms […]
The European Union and Morocco share the same determination to further develop their economic and trade partnership, notably through a deep and comprehensive free trade agreement. This shared determination was expressed by European Commissioner for Trade, Phil Hogan, and Moroccan Minister of Industry & Trade Moulay Hafid Elalamy, at a meeting held Friday in […]
The European Union, in a report released on Thursday, described as “astonishing” the extent of vote-rigging in last October’s elections in Mozambique. The EU observers gave a withering assessment of the polls, saying they found fraud at almost every stage of the process. The election – meant to help cement a peace deal in the […]
Moroccan minister of economy & finance Mohamed Benchaaboun conferred on Monday in Brussels, with European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni on Morocco-EU partnership and on rules of origin, which need to be reviewed to bolster the Kingdom’s exports. Talks between the two sides also tackled the issue of taxation. “Important decisions will be taken in […]
The European Union (EU) has denied rumors that it will ban Morocco from exporting products from the southern region of the Sahara to European states. The EU’s position on the labeling of Moroccan products has not changed, affirmed the EU’s spokesperson Peter Stano on Thursday, Feb. 6, from Brussels, Belgium. The union will apply the […]