The European Union and Morocco met in Andalusia at the end of last week to begin discussion on extending the fisheries agreement signed in 2014 which will expire in two years’ time.
Talks have begun so far ahead of the 2018 expiry date because of the technical complexity of the discussions ahead, according to Andalusian vessel owners quoted in the Spanish press. It is argued that certain aspects of the current agreement need to be amended, for example, the requirement to land catches in...