Moroccan blueberry production could rise by nearly 70% by 2029. Spectacular growth that now forces the sector to ask a new question: where will the additional volumes be sold?
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.
The Spanish government and ICEX are preparing a major forum in Rabat aimed at accelerating Spanish investment in Morocco. Scheduled for early December, it is expected to bring together dozens of major companies around markets linked in particular to the 2030 World Cup.
France, Belgium, the Netherlands and six other European countries still do not fully apply the new biometric checks at their borders. Brussels is giving them more time, while Spain has implemented the system across the board.
Spain should return Sebta to Morocco. This is the position defended by Howard W. French, former New York Times correspondent and a renowned specialist on Africa, who believes that Spanish sovereignty over the city rests on a historical anomaly destined to disappear.
Two Portuguese police officers are standing trial for the alleged kidnapping and homicide of a Moroccan man in Olhão. Aissa Ait Aissa was transported handcuffed in their patrol car before being found seriously injured. He died twenty days later in hospital.
Algeria aims to welcome 8 million tourists a year by 2029. An important target for its tourism sector, but one that also helps measure the current gap with Morocco, where 14.1 million arrivals have already been recorded in the first eight months of 2026.
Morocco is seeking a second gateway to the European electricity grid. Rabat and Lisbon are relaunching their interconnection project, but the direct cable, its route and its financing have yet to be determined.
Sardines are becoming difficult to find in several major German retail chains. Aldi Nord, Rewe, Lidl and Kaufland acknowledge occasional shortages. The reasons are the decline in catches in Morocco and the suspension of frozen sardine exports.
Moroccan travelers heading to Europe for a short stay could face longer waits at the borders starting Monday, September 7. The exemption allowing biometric checks to be temporarily suspended when queues become unmanageable is due to end.
Morocco supplied 62.9% of the raspberries imported by the United Kingdom during the 2025-2026 season. Shipments reached a new record even as British purchases declined. In five years, Morocco’s share has nearly tripled.
Portugal wants to persuade the European Union to suspend part of its carbon rules for maritime transport. Lisbon claims that this mechanism is diverting ships from the port of Sines in favor of Moroccan facilities, particularly Tanger Med.