The European Parliament has acknowledged the positive impact that tariff preferences granted to agricultural and fisheries products from the Sahara have on these Southern provinces. “The tariff preferences enjoyed by the territory between 2013 and 2016 had a positive impact on the agricultural and fisheries sector, investment in infrastructure, health and education. The new tariff preferences provided for in the fisheries agreement would “significantly benefit local populations,” the EP said in a press release published on its website. The EP Committee on Budgets also voted the same day in favor of the adoption of the Morocco-EU fisheries agreement. The EP plenary is expected to take place next January.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 11, 2018 16:52 UTC