EU-Morocco: Agricultural Agreement Sign of Credibility
20 February 2012
EU & MOROCCO - The European Commission has welcomed the vote of the European Parliament on the Agricultural agreement with Morocco.
Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Dacian Ciolos, Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Commission Vice President Catherine Ashton expressed their satisfaction with the approval of this agreement during the plenary session in Strasbourg on Thursday.
"As I said in the Plenary debate, this is an important agreement, not only in economic terms, but also in political terms. It is a balanced agreement which opens new opportunities for our producers in Europe. It paves the way for a real reinforcement of our relations with Morocco, including with the opening of negotiations for a future bilateral agreement of geographical indications which we are now ready to discuss," commissioner Ciolos stated.
"This agreement is particularly important in the context of the changes in our Southern Neighbourhood since it will support increased trade and create job opportunities," Commissioner Füle said after the MEPs approved the EU-Morocco Agreement on the liberalisation of trade in agricultural products, fish and fishery products during the plenary session in Strasbourg by 369 votes.
"The approved agreement is fully in line with our new approach and sends a strong message to Morocco and to other Southern Neighbours about our determination to advance our relationship in a practical way that will have a strong positive impact on citizens both in Morocco and the EU," Commissioner Füle said recalling that the new European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) is based on supporting reforms in the partner countries according to the principle 'more for more'.
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