fisheries | fisherfolk
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2-Aug-2018 SCMP
China wants free-trade talks with Norway to be accelerated
Free-trade talks between China and Norway should be sped up, the Chinese government’s top diplomat told his Norwegian counterpart, as the two countries step up efforts to put a row over the Nobel Peace Prize behind them.
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30-Jul-2018 WSRW
EU Court confirms: Western Sahara not part of EU-Morocco fish deal
For a third consecutive time in less than three years, the Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed that the EU’s policy of incorporating Western Sahara into its bilateral agreements with Morocco is unlawful.
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25-Jul-2018 Forbes
EU fisheries deal with Morocco sparks criticism over inclusion of Western Sahara waters
A fresh legal row may be brewing over the EU’s trade links with Morocco, after the two sides finalised a controversial new fisheries agreement, following almost three months of negotiations.
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25-Jul-2018 L’Expression
A quoi joue Bruxelles?
L’Union européenne s’est mise d’accord avec le Maroc sur le renouvellement de leur accord de pêche, cautionnant l’annexion du Sahara Occidental.
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20-Jul-2018 Xinhua
Morocco, EU finalize new fisheries agreement
Morocco and the European Union have finalized a new fisheries agreement.
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17-Jul-2018 WSRW
Caught fishing illegally in occupied Western Sahara
Several EU-flagged vessels have blatantly ignored and violated the EU Court judgment invalidating the EU-Morocco fish agreement in Western Sahara.
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18-Jun-2018 Sahara Press Service
EU-Morocco fishing agreement’s renegotiation: Polisario Front brings action for annulment
The Polisario Front brought an action for annulment of the Council of the European Union’s decision, which allows the European Commission to open negotiations with Rabat to extend EU-Morocco fishing agreement to Western Sahara.
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18-Jun-2018 Sahara Press Service
Le Front POLISARIO attaque en justice la renégociation de l’accord de pêche UE-Maroc
Le Front POLISARIO a déposé un nouveau recours en annulation contre la décision du Conseil de l’Union européenne autorisant la Commission à ouvrir des négociations, avec le Royaume du Maroc, pour étendre l’accord de pêche UE-Maroc au Sahara occidental.
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4-Jun-2018 Sahara Press Service
Accord de pêche UE-Maroc : le consentement du peuple du sahraoui est indispensable si son territoire est impliqué (WSRW)
L’observatoire des ressources du Sahara Occidental a affirmé que le consentement du peuple du Sahara occidental dans tout accord commercial entre l’Union Européenne et le Maroc qui impliquerait son territoire est indispensable.
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4-Jun-2018 Sahara Press Service
EU-Morocco fishing deal: Sahrawi people’s consent indispensable if their territory is included (WSRW)
The Western Sahara Resource Watch stressed that the Sahrawi people’s consent is indispensable in any a trade agreement between the European Union and Morocco.
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2-May-2018 Undercurrent News
Ecuador signs free trade agreement with EFTA, launches new tuna brand
The agreement will allow export of shrimp and tuna products to EFTA countries with a zero export tariff.
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13-Mar-2018 Euractiv
Court in confusion – the EU and Western Sahara
Representatives of the Polisario Front, the independence movement which claims to represent the people of Western Sahara, say that talks should now start on a separate EU-Western Sahara agreement.
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23-Feb-2018 Sierra Club
Canadian corporation uses NAFTA to threaten proposed protection for Puget Sound
The proposed policy follows the escape of over 200,000 Atlantic salmon from the company’s fish farms, sparking outcry from Indigenous groups, environmentalists, and fishing communities.
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23-Feb-2018 Cooke Aquaculture
Cooke Aquaculture Pacific urges lawmakers to consider jobs, science-based policy, fair and equitable treatment
Will seek NAFTA arbitration if ban on Atlantic salmon farming is approved.
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22-Feb-2018 WSRW
Sweden to vote against new EU-Morocco fish talks
"Sweden considers that the proposed mandate does not meet the requirements of international law", the official government statement reads.
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29-Jan-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
Maldives feels the weight of China’s regional ambitions
Even before China and the Maldives last month signed the FTA in question, the paradisaic archipelago’s increasing economic dependence on China was raising red flags.
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15-Jan-2018 Somali Update
Turkey, Somalia sign Economic Partnership Agreement
Last week, Turkey and Somalia signed economic partnership agreement.The countries also came to an understanding on fishing and fisheries. Under this, Turkish fishermen will be able to fish in Somalia’s territorial waters.
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10-Jan-2018 VOA
L’accord de pêche UE-Maroc "invalide", selon l’avocat général de la CJUE
L’avocat général de la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE) a estimé qu’un accord de pêche conclu entre l’UE et le Maroc était "invalide" au motif qu’il bafoue "le droit du peuple du Sahara occidental à l’autodétermination".
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10-Jan-2018 Reuters
EU-Morocco fish deal should be declared invalid: EU court adviser
The European Union’s fisheries agreement with Morocco should be declared invalid because it includes the disputed territory of Western Sahara, an adviser to the EU’s top court said.
