The Minister of Agriculture in Spain insists that aid for the non-renewal of the Morocco-EU agreement should not exclude Andalusia

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Carmen Crespo, has insisted that the State aid for the non-renewal of the fishing agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco be adapted to the needs of the Andalusian fleet, which it should not be excluded from the compensations articulated by the central government. Carmen Crespo has stressed that "Andalusian fishermen have the help of the Junta", which is studying the implementation of subsidies that will help them deal with the consequences of not renewing the fishing agreement with Morocco. The counselor has regretted that "the Government of Spain has turned its back on them with aid for temporary stops to compensate for the non-agreement with Morocco" and has specified that the subsidies authorized by the Ministry "only serve the Canary Islands fleet." Andalusia is one of the territories most affected by the current situation, since 50% of the vessels that no longer have authorization to ...