Phosphate fertilizers from Morocco and other countries containing more than 60 milligrams of cadmium per kilo are no longer allowed on the European Union market, according to a recent community decision that has just come into force.
Morocco refused entry into its territory to two MEPs at the Melilla border. The two parliamentarians were trying to enter the kingdom to "investigate" the migrant assault of June 24 in which at least 23 migrants were killed.
Moroccan fruits and vegetables are the least withdrawn from the EU market for their content of unauthorized pesticides or for having exceeded the maximum residue limits allowed at EU level, according to August data from the European rapid alert system for food and feed.
Moroccan clothing exports to the European Union (EU) are experiencing strong growth.
The European Commission is optimistic about Moroccan olive oil production, with a strong increase this year.
In a request made since July, the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) is asking for time before the implementation of the anti-pollution standard called "Euro 6" already in force in Europe and which will be applied from January 2023 to Moroccan carriers.
Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) who plan to return to their countries of residence after spending the summer holidays in Morocco are prohibited from transporting certain products.
To cope with European sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine , Russia is considering supplying Morocco with coal.
Morocco is the second country to have benefited the most from residence permits in 2021, according to the Directorate-General of the European Commission responsible for statistical information.
Residence permits in the European Union issued to third-country nationals including Morocco almost reached pre-pandemic levels in 2021.
The Moroccan melon was sold more expensively than the Spanish one on the European market in 2020, according to data from Faostat, the statistical agency of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Euroestacom (Icex-Eurostat) statistical service.
Spanish poultry farmers do not approve of the European Union’s decision to allow the entry of Moroccan poultry or Moroccan poultry-based products into the EU market, because according to them, Morocco "does not comply with health requirements".