MEPs shocked by Commission's Western Sahara bypass

Eleven months after the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) again annulled the EU-Morocco trade deal for including occupied Western Sahara without Saharawi consent, the European Commission and Morocco suddenly unveiled a new agreement that they claim...

Dakhla Forum: France Renews Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty over Western Sahara

Rabat – France has renewed its steadfast support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara. French ambassador to Morocco Christophe Lecourtier renewed his country’s position in a speech during the opening of a...

Christophe Lecourtier: France Seeks to Partner in Morocco’s Western Sahara Development

France wants to be a partner in the development of Morocco’s Western Sahara for the benefit of local populations aspiring to a brighter future under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, said Christophe Lecourtier, France’s Ambassador to Morocco. In...

Sahara: Western Powers Unite Behind Morocco as Security Council Vote Looms

Marrakech – US Senior Advisor for Africa Massad Boulos met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, reaffirming shared commitments on several African issues, including Western Sahara. This diplomatic engagement comes...

Tindouf Camps See Rising Security Chaos as Armed Attack Exposes Algeria-Polisario Rift

Dakhla — Tensions are escalating in and around the Tindouf camps in southern Algeria as new reports reveal a sharp rise in insecurity. Reports emerged this week of a recent armed attack targeting Chinese workers, exposing the fragile situation in...

Western Sahara at a crossroads

The evolution of the Western Sahara conflict The Sahrawi Movement for Peace as a third way Spain's key role in the resolution New perspectives for Sahrawi self-determination Regional repercussions of the conflict The diplomatic scenario towards...

Morocco, EU Reach New Trade Deal Covering Western Sahara

Fri 03 Oct 2025 | 11:14 PM Morocco and the European Union have agreed to amend their agricultural trade agreement to include products originating from Western Sahara, ensuring they receive the same preferential treatment as those produced in other...

Morocco and EU reach new trade deal including Western Sahara farming products

Morocco and the European Union have agreed to introduce origin labelling as an amendment to their agricultural deal, ensuring that products from Western Sahara receive the same preferential tariffs as those originating from Morocco, Foreign...

Markets, protests and healthcare: Weekly Risk Watch

HESPRESS English – Morocco News Hespress ENSaturday 11 October 2025 - 22:30 Welcome to this week’s edition of our Weekly Risk Watch, offering insights into the economic, political, and security updates that could have significant implications for...

EU Set to Sign New Trade Deal with Morocco Including Western Sahara

Rabat — A confidential memo from Denmark’s Foreign Ministry, obtained by investigative outlet Danwatch, reveals that the EU plans to sign a new trade agreement with Morocco on October 4 that will include goods from the disputed Western Sahara...

Summer Wrap: Morocco's water consumption, scarcity and salvaging measures

Morocco’s longstanding water shortage tightened further in 2025, as dam reserves dropped to nearly a third of capacity, rainfall fell well below historical averages and the government moved to prioritize drinking supplies over irrigation while...

EU, Morocco Strengthen Partnership with New Agricultural Agreement

Rabat — The European Commission announced Monday that the signing of an amended agricultural agreement between Morocco and the EU reinforces a longstanding partnership between Rabat and Brussels. The agricultural accord extends preferential tariff...

The EU permits imports from Western Sahara despite ECJ ruling

The agricultural organization ARAG-ASAJA has condemned what it calls a "new disloyalty" by the European Union toward the EU agricultural sector, following the modification of the trade agreement protocols between Europe and Morocco. According to...

Morocco and EU deepen agricultural partnership with landmark agreement

Morocco and the European Union have taken a major step forward in their long-standing strategic cooperation with the signing, in Brussels on Friday, of an exchange of letters amending their Agricultural Agreement. The amendment, which takes effect...

Malainin Lakhal: “The Moroccan occupation will never erase history nor Sahrawi sovereignty over Western Sahara”

Algiers (Algeria) 29 September 2025 (SPS) – The Deputy Permanent Representative of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to the African Union and Sahrawi writer, Malainin Lakhal, stated to the magazine of the Foundation for the Promotion of Rights,...

Polisario allies push back against new EU-Morocco deal

A new trade agreement between Morocco and the European Union is already facing resistance. European lawmakers allied with the Polisario Front say the deal, which includes products from the Moroccan Sahara, violates court rulings and ignores the...

EU scrambles to save Morocco deal with controversial Western Sahara clause

The Commission has proposed amending its trade deal with Morocco to comply with an EU court ruling on the disputed territory of Western Sahara, according to a document obtained by Euractiv. Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony mostly occupied...

Morocco, EU Strengthen Agricultural Partnership

Accra, Oct. 5, GNA — Morocco and the European Union have signed the exchange of letters amending the Agricultural Agreement between the two parties, paving the way for a new era of Euro-Moroccan cooperation. The text, which will be applied...

Morocco-EU Strengthen Their Agricultural Partnership: A New Agreement for a Shared Future

Morocco and the European Union have taken a new step forward in their strategic cooperation with the signing on Friday, in Brussels, of the exchange of letters amending the Agricultural Agreement between the two parties. This text, which will be...

Southern Morocco farmers hail EU-Morocco deal as boost for agriculture, territorial unity

Fruit and vegetable producers in southern Morocco welcomed Friday’s signing of amended trade letters between Morocco and the European Union, saying the move strengthens both agricultural investment in the region and the country’s territorial...