European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici has commended the adoption by the European Parliament (EP) by a large majority of the EU-Morocco agricultural agreement which opens a new chapter in the strategic partnership set between Rabat and Brussels. He also described Morocco as a key partner of the Union in the region and one of its “major friends and allies” . The adoption by the European Parliament of the Morocco-EU farming deal is “good news for the EU, Morocco, local businesses and the inhabitants of the Sahara,” added M. Moscovici, noting that it puts an end to “legal uncertainty that is harmful to all. According to the European Commissioner, the EU preferential tariffs will support the local Sahara economy by promoting exports. “We are responding to the will expressed by a large part of the actors and economic circles in the Sahara”, he stressed.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 17, 2019 11:15 UTC