DR ‹ › Following an initial protest at the end of November 2025 in Perpignan against a store selling cherry tomatoes from the Sahara, the Confédération paysanne is intensifying its efforts. This time, they've teamed up with a Spanish agricultural union, both aligned with the Polisario. The French union has urgently called for a meeting with the Directorate General of Customs and the Minister of Public Action and Accounts. They want answers about why data on Moroccan tomato imports have vanished from the official websites of the European Commission and the Directorate General of Customs. In a press release from the CP, they stated, «Such a withdrawal should have led to a rise in market prices, yet Moroccan and Saharan tomatoes continue to flood into France at low prices». Meanwhile, the Spanish Coordination of Farmers and Livestock Organizations (COAG) has condemned «an unprecedented situation at European borders». European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, Christophe Hansen, admitted that some member states' customs are not providing accurate data. COAG has formally requested that Spanish customs and the Directorate General for Taxation and the Customs Union deliver updated information without delay. For context, on November 27, the European Parliament approved a proposal to amend the marketing rules for fruits and vegetables. This change allows products from the Sahara to be labeled as originating from Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab, according to Morocco's administrative designation of these regions. On January 29 in Brussels, during the 15th session of the Association Council between Morocco and the European Union, the EU's Twenty-Seven officially stated that «genuine autonomy could constitute one of the most viable solutions» to the Sahara conflict. The Official Journal of the European Union, in its January 28 edition, published the agricultural agreement signed on October 3, explicitly incorporating products from the Sahara into trade between Morocco and the EU.
