The "unfair competition" from Morocco and other third countries would cause losses of around 25 million euros to tomato producers in Almeria. This is what the agricultural organization ASAJA indicated on Wednesday, which is asking Europe to "guarantee" the strict respect of trade agreements with the kingdom.
The president of the Port Authority of Almería (APA), Jesús Caicedo, surprised by the decision of the Moroccan government to exclude Spanish ports again this year from the Marhaba Operation 2021, reassured that his port was nevertheless ready to welcome passengers.
The fruit and vegetable producer associations of Almería, Coexphal and Aproa, will demonstrate this Friday to protest against the drop in melon and watermelon prices due to Moroccan competition on European markets.
Agricultural organizations in Spain have filed several complaints asking the authorities to sanction the Almería companies that fraudulently relabel Moroccan horticultural products such as tomatoes, watermelons or cucumbers. Since then, no sanctions have been imposed.
Considering that the public prosecutor’s office had "hastily" examined at the end of October the case of Iliass Tahiri, the 18-year-old Moroccan who died on July 1, 2019 at the Tierras de Oria juvenile center in Almeria, the justice system has decided to reopen the case.
Arriving in Spain under a truck with his cousin, Zaid Ait Malek was "undocumented" in Almeria for a long time. He faced difficult situations for more than 4 years before making a name for himself in athletics. He is now one of the best trail runners in the world. To immortalize his exploits, director Joaquin Clares is filming a short film on the painful journey of the Moroccan, now naturalized Spanish.
The Attorney General’s Office at the Criminal Court of Almeria , in southern Spain, has requested a sentence of 9 and a half years in prison against a Moroccan, found guilty of attempted murder and violence resulting in permanent disability.
A woman of Moroccan origin suspected of having introduced more than 4 kg of hashish resin into Spain has been arrested. She had been wanted by Interpol for several years.
The port of Almeria, in southern Spain, was desperately empty between the months of June and September last year, a period during which many Moroccans residing abroad are in the habit of taking the boat to Morocco.
A year after the death of Ilyas Tahiri, asphyxiated under the knee of a police officer, many people, members of civil society, trade unions and relatives of the young Moroccan, organized a sit-in in front of the courthouse in the city of Almeria. They call on the Spanish justice system to open an investigation into this case.
The death of Moroccan Iliass Tahiri , considered "accidental" in 2019, would rather have been caused by physical violence suffered by the victim. Surveillance video footage, published by the press, provides proof of this.
A 25-year-old woman made a stopover in Morocco with two pangolins that could be responsible for the coronavirus. The Guardia Civil found these two dead animals in a suitcase at Almería airport in Spain.