The European Union and Morocco have reached an agreement on new fisheries deal after five rounds of constructive talks held in Rabat and Brussels. Both Morocco and EU hailed the new accord, which insists on sustainable fisheries and confirms the strategic partnership existing between the two sides. According to experts, both the EU and Morocco benefit from the fisheries agreement. The deal promotes sustainable development of the fisheries sector and helps to create jobs for Moroccan sailors and fishermen via 1000 boarding contracts per yearThe EU and Morocco successively concluded an association agreement in 1996, a partnership agreement in the fisheries sector (the Fisheries Agreement) in 2006 and a liberalization agreement with respect to agricultural and fisheries products in 2012. The EU has extensive ties with Morocco in trade, political and security matters.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 21, 2018 11:26 UTC