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EU Commission eying new fish deal including Western Sahara
9-Jan-2018 WSRW
Not awaiting the EU Court of Justice’s verdict on the legality of the current fisheries protocol with Morocco over the inclusion of Western Sahara’s waters, the EU Commission is already thinking out loud about its successor.
Morocco and EU discuss amending agriculture deal
25-Oct-2017 Morocco World News
The two sides discussed the amendment of the Morocco-EU agriculture agreement, after the European Court of Justice ruled in December 2016 that is not applicable to goods from Western Sahara.
EU Parliament approves Morocco aviation deal including Western Sahara
25-Oct-2017 Western Sahara Resource Watch
Opposition referred to the inclusion of Western Sahara, which they say renders the deal illegal under EU law.
Western Sahara trade dispute to be heard in the Court of Justice of the European Union
11-Sep-2017 Lexology
WSCUK argues that the UK was unlawfully allowing products, originating from or processed in Western Sahara, to be imported into the UK under a trade agreement with Morocco.
Saharawi organisations slam EU over trade talks with Morocco
5-Sep-2017 Western Sahara Resource Watch
"Seeking to circumvent the ECJ’s ruling, directly challenges the credibility of the EU, and significantly damages the potential for progress through the UN-led negotiation process", Saharawi groups qualify the EU’s talks with Morocco regarding Western Sahara trade, in their letter to the EU’s Foreign Affairs Chief.
Nigeria says Ecowas studying ramifications of Morocco membership
25-Jul-2017 Bloomberg
Several Nigerian lobby groups, including an organization of retired ambassadors, are putting pressure on the Nigerian government to reject the application because of the decades-old dispute over Western Sahara and Morocco’s geographical distance.
French government dilutes Court of Justice conclusion
11-Apr-2017 Western Sahara Resource Watch
A note sent from French government to the French parliamentarians in Brussels casts doubts on whether France has studied the judgment at all.
EU deeply divided over Western Sahara policy
23-Mar-2017 Al Monitor
The ECJ has ruled that EU trade agreements can only apply to Western Sahara if the legitimate representatives of its people agree to it. In practice, the EU’s 2017 list of approved exporters from Morocco still includes entities based in Western Sahara.
Spain confirms: EU-Morocco trade deal not for Western Sahara goods
20-Mar-2017 Western Sahara Resource Watch
The Spanish government in a statement confirmed the EU court’s judgement that Western Sahara goods are not covered by the EU-Morocco trade deal.
Western Sahara: MEPs urge European Commission comply with CJEU ruling
22-Feb-2017 Sahara Press Service
Members of the European Parliament have urged the European commission to comply with the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union which excluded Western Sahara territories of the EU-Morocco Association Agreement.
EU to uphold Morocco farm accord despite Western Sahara ruling
8-Feb-2017 Reuters
The European Union promised to maintain a farm deal with Morocco, seeking to reassure Rabat that the accord was not endangered by an EU court ruling that the country’s trade accords do not apply to the disputed Western Sahara region.
Morocco warns EU to respect trade deal
7-Feb-2017 EurActiv
Morocco’s government warned the European Union that its failure to fully implement a joint agriculture deal would have severe consequences
Polisario win several campaigns at UN, international courts and public opinion courts against Morocco
6-Jan-2017 Sahara Press Services
The Washington Times highlighted the considerable achievement that the Frente Polisario gained in the international sphere in its struggle for the self-determination of the Sahrawi people.
Reaction from Polisario on EU-Morocco court case
5-Jan-2017 Western Sahara Resource Watch
See statement and press conference held in Brussels.
EU Court protects Western Sahara from EU-Morocco trade deal
21-Dec-2016 Western Sahara Resource Watch
The highest Court of the European Union this morning found that EU’s trade agreement with Morocco cannot be implemented in Western Sahara.
First season in Switzerland without occupation tomatoes?
9-Dec-2016 WSRW
From this winter on, Swiss supermarkets will probably, for the first time, no longer sell tomatoes from occupied Western Sahara.
Morocco suffers legal setback as EU official declares Western Sahara ’not part of Morocco’
15-Sep-2016 Forbes
Western Sahara is not part of Moroccan territory and therefore the EU-Morocco Association Agreement is not applicable to it: an advocate general at the Court of Justice in Brussels.
See how the controversial plantations boomed in the desert
11-Aug-2016 Western Sahara Resource Watch
The large increase of plantation infrastructure in occupied Western Sahara at the time when Morocco and the EU were negotiating a trade agreement suggests that the Moroccan government and the Moroccan/French companies involved had expected the trade agreement to go through.
Five EU states gang up on Africa’s last colony
19-Jul-2016 EU Observer
The European Court of Justice is due to hear a case on Tuesday (19 July) examining the EU’s role in facilitating exploitation of Africa’s last colony by one of Europe’s close allies.
Confirmed: these 5 countries intervene against Saharawis at EU Court
23-Jun-2016 WSRW
The EU Court has now officially confirmed that five EU Member States will intervene in favour of Morocco in the proceedings to reverse the Court’s decision to halt imports from occupied Western Sahara through a trade deal with Morocco.