Spain congratulated Morocco and the EU on agreeing on terms and provisions of a new fisheries deal as a milestone ushering deeper relations between the two parties. The agreement “underscores the stable and deep ties between the EU and Morocco,” said Spanish agriculture and fisheries minister Luis Planas in a statement. According to media reports, the deal will be signed in Rabat on Monday, July 23. Most of the fishing vessels benefiting from the EU-Morocco fisheries deal are from Spain and Portugal. The deal promotes sustainable development of the fisheries sector and helps to create jobs for Moroccan sailors and fishermen via 1000 boarding contracts per year

Source: The North Africa Journal July 21, 2018 14:03 UTC