The European Commission wants to establish an exceptional mechanism allowing asylum procedures to be temporarily tightened and expulsions accelerated in the event of mass arrivals. The Ceuta crisis is to serve as a reference for this future mechanism.
The Spanish government refuses to suspend the trade agreement with Morocco despite the crisis in Ceuta. An organization representing 11,000 farmers, in turn, accuses Madrid and Brussels of sacrificing European producers, particularly in the face of Moroccan tomatoes.
Morocco and Portugal now have a concrete avenue to seek financial support from the European Union for their electricity cable. Brussels has just opened applications for its new list of major cross-border energy infrastructure projects.
Two vessels that once flew the Moroccan flag still appear on the European blacklist of illegal fishing. The Northern Warrior and the Trinity are no longer registered in Morocco, but their former flag appears in the register published on 15 September.
Spaniards are calling for greater control in Ceuta and Melilla, without sacrificing cooperation with Rabat. According to the latest CIS barometer, 86.3 % consider understanding with Morocco important, while 82.2 % want to strengthen the borders.
Morocco supplies 8 % of the fruit and vegetables imported by the European Union from third countries. Yet its products appear less often in alerts concerning pesticide residues than their share of trade would suggest.
Morocco is leveraging the rivalry between Washington and Beijing to accelerate its industrialization. Chinese capital is financing new factories, while the United States retains an especially favorable trade and strategic relationship with the kingdom.
Brazilian meat blocked by the European Union has found a new outlet in Morocco. This redirection is hurting Spanish farmers, who have already lost a Moroccan market that absorbed more than 60 000 cattle in 2024.
A Moroccan man challenged the repayment of 2,160.57 euros in activity bonus benefits demanded by the Isère CAF. His Italian residence permit failed to convince the French courts.
Morocco would have a particularly favorable commercial window between early November and mid-December to sell its avocados in Europe. After this period, the massive arrival of Israeli production could complicate a Moroccan campaign expected to see a significant recovery.
The Spanish fishing fleet has shrunk by more than 60% since 1986. At the same time, purchases of Moroccan fish have surged by nearly 50% since 2018, fueling the anger of Spanish industry professionals, who denounce different constraints on the two sides of the Mediterranean.
Morocco appears on the European Union’s new list of safe countries of origin. As a result, asylum applications filed by its nationals may be examined more quickly at the border, with an unfavorable presumption that makes it more difficult to obtain protection.