Spanish MEPs have started the new parliamentary year by addressing a Court of Justice of the European Union's ruling on the Sahara. They slammed a «new maritime route», launched by French container transportation company CMA, meant to link Dakhla to Algeciras.
Low rainfall amounts are expected to affect wheat production in 2019 in Morocco. According to forecasts published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, this trend would increase the country’s wheat imports.