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Representatives of fisheries and fresh produce exporters rejected the politically biased verdict of the European Court of Justice, which invalidated the trade agreements because they covered goods from Morocco’s southern provinces, or Western Sahara. Head of the fisheries chamber Kamal Sabri denounced the verdict which puts a halt to deals that lasted for 20 years. […]
The European Court of Justice has delivered a ruling stating that the EU trade deals with Morocco are invalid because they covered goods from the Sahara territory, in a verdict that emboldens separatism and undermines ties between the EU and its most stable partner in the southern Mediterranean. The ruling was more of a political […]
The Spanish government said that the decision of the European Court on the farm & fisheries agreements with Morocco “does not question” relations of cooperation between the Kingdom, Spain and the EU. “For me and the Spanish government, this decision does not question our relations with our strategic partner, Morocco, nor the friendship and cooperation […]
A new ruling by the European Court of Justice annulled the agricultural and fisheries deals that covered all Morocco’s territories and waters in a verdict that sidelined with the Polisario separatist claims putting Moroccan-EU cooperation to another test. Both Morocco and the European council and the EU commission are attached to the agriculture and fisheries […]
In the wake of the ambiguous verdict of the European Court of Justice on the validity of the Morocco-EU fisheries agreement, several Moroccan ministers and officials made it clear that respect for the Kingdom’s territorial integrity is a sine qua non for any future international agreement. The proceedings concerning the fisheries agreement receive the highest […]
The EU-Morocco fisheries agreement remains in force until its expiry date set for July 2018, said Morocco’s Agriculture and Fisheries agreement in a comment following the verdict of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) The agreement remains valid and European vessels will continue to operate in Moroccan waters, including off the Sahara coasts until the […]
Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita made it clear that the verdict delivered by the European Court of Justice on the Morocco-EU fisheries agreement does not challenge the Kindgom’s political legitimacy to sign with the EU agreements covering the Sahara. In an interview with news portal Le360.ma, Bourita explained that the ECJ did not follow the […]
If the European Court of Justice declares the EU-Morocco fisheries deal invalid in its February 27 verdict, surfing on the opinion of its advisor Melchior Wathelet, serious repercussions would ensue putting the EU in “turbulent waters” both at the institutional and foreign policy levels, said Eli Hadzhieva, Founder and Director of Dialogue for Europe. In […]
Ten days before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivers its verdict on the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement, Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF), told the EU Reporter news portal that the deal is mutually beneficial and conducive to promoting human rights in Morocco. The EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement is due for renewal […]
European legal experts are increasingly warning of the dangers of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) meddling in EU international treaties. This came after the EU-Morocco fisheries deal was invalidated in a non-binding opinion by ECJ advisor Melchior Wathelet claiming that the deal “violates the rights of people from Western Sahara.” Should the ECJ follow […]