Green fees threaten economy in occupied Melilla

This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:

This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:

Heba Press – Muhammad Zariyouh

The local government of the occupied city of Melilla has called for the cancellation of the application of new European taxes on greenhouse gas emissions from ships connecting the occupied port to the peninsula.

The local government of occupied Melilla has asked the Madrid government to cancel these taxes, due to what it considers to be the inequality that the city suffers in relation to ships operating in the port of Nador.

The second vice-president of the government of Melilla and spokesperson for the city, Fadila Mokhtar, said in statements to the media, reported by the official Efe agency, that “green fees are completely unfair” and lead to inequalities and a lack of competitiveness for shipping companies operating in the port of Melilla compared to shipping lines to the Moroccan port.

The spokesperson indicated that the ship that operates on the maritime line between Almeria and Melilla must pay the green fee, while the other ship that connects Almeria to Nador is not required to do so, even if the distance between both ports is almost the same. and they are both located opposite each other.

She stressed that this case constitutes damage to the occupied city of Melilla, estimating that the green fees directly affect the value of two million euros for each shipping company operating in the occupied port of Al-Thaghr, which will affect the services it provides. , according to the source.