A Spanish MP claims that Nasser Bourita , the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, crossed Algerian airspace to attend the African Union (AU)-European Union (EU) summit on October 25, even though Algeria had closed its airspace to all Moroccan aircraft on September 22.
The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs participated in the second preparatory ministerial meeting for the summit between the African Union and the European Union , which started on October 26 in Kigali. During his speech, Nasser Bourita advocated for a strategic partnership between the two parties.
Spanish MEP Juan Ignacio Zoido believes that "Spain is jeopardizing the future of hundreds of families" by defending the suppression of the agricultural and fisheries agreements between Morocco and the EU .
The Court of Justice of the European Union has just ruled in favor of the farmer from Murcia who was sued in court by the Moroccan royal family for cultivating without authorization a protected variety of mandarin called Nadorcott, owned by King Mohammed VI since 2004.
Spain plans to appeal the rulings of the European Union’s General Court (GCEU) that have canceled the fisheries agreements between the EU and Morocco. This is at least the assurance given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares.
Calls to boycott French products have been launched in Morocco following France’s decision to reduce by 50% the granting of visas for Moroccans and the decision of the European Court of Justice to cancel two free trade agreements on agricultural products and fisheries between the kingdom and the EU.
The President of the Andalusia Council, Juanma Moreno, asked the Spanish authorities on Wednesday to "protect the interests of the Spanish fishing fleet in Morocco", following the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to annul the fisheries and agriculture agreements between the EU and Morocco .
The Court of Justice of the European Union has annulled two trade agreements between Morocco and the EU on Wednesday. This decision will have no impact on the kingdom’s economic exchanges, said lawyer Genevra Forwood.
The European Union Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down its ruling on Wednesday that annuls the fisheries agreement between the EU and Morocco. Spain, whose fishermen are the most numerous to operate in Moroccan waters, will be the most affected by this decision.
The European Union’s General Court (CJEU) will deliver two important rulings on Wednesday on the applicability of the fisheries and association (trade) agreements concluded in 2019 between Brussels and Morocco in Western Sahara. These decisions could be unfavorable to Morocco and undermine the ongoing dynamic of the resumption of relations with Spain.
Russia has just extended for one year its ban on European fruits and vegetables on its territory imposed since 2014. This measure, which penalizes countries like Spain which records losses estimated at 300 million euros, on the other hand benefits Morocco.
The delegation of the European Union provided, on Tuesday, September 21, clarifications on the recognition of the Moroccan health pass in Europe. It appears that the equivalence between health certificates is purely technical.