Thanks to its free trade policy, Morocco has undeniably become the economic bridge between Europe and Africa. While the results of this approach are well illustrated in the industrial sector, the contrasts they reveal in agriculture raise questions about the local distribution of these benefits.
After repeated efforts by Brussels to persuade Algeria’s top leadership to lift sanctions on European companies ended in failure, the European Union has moved to initiate arbitration proceedings. Taken aback, Algiers expressed its «surprise» at the EU’s decision on Thursday.