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Portugal stressed on Saturday the “essential” nature of the partnership between the European Union (EU) and Morocco, while reaffirming its willingness to work with European partners and institutions “to deepen it in all areas.” “Portugal considers the partnership between the European Union and Morocco to be essential, and will work with European partners and institutions […]
The Algeria-backed Polisario has suffered a new defeat in the European Union Court of Justice. A ruling of the court, rendered on July 19, has rejected an appeal lodged by the separatist front in 2014 against the Morocco-EU fisheries agreement and slammed it as ineligible to lodge such an appeal. After the Court’s rulings issued […]
The EU and Morocco have agreed on new terms of a fisheries agreement covering the Sahara. Morocco described the deal as a recognition of its sovereignty of its southern provinces and its quality as “the only interlocutor in negotiating international agreements covering the Sahara.” From the start of negotiations in Rabat, Moroccan officials made it […]
The joint committee of Moroccan and Spanish fisheries professionals expressed their strong support for a renewal of the Morocco-EU fisheries deal. “The deal provides for the respect of international law and human rights,” said the Spanish Federation for Fisheries (CEPESCA) in a statement following a meeting of the joint committee. The support of the joint […]
Morocco’s foreign ministry said it “took note” of the verdict delivered by the European Court of Justice slamming the polisario as “not concerned” by the EU-Morocco trade deals and illegible to plea at the court. The ECJ’s decision corrects previous injustice regarding Morocco and puts the institution in line with other EU bodies in addition […]
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) Advocate-General, Melchior Wathelet, contested the court’s ruling on December 10, 2015 -which partially annulled the Morocco-EU Agricultural Agreement- on grounds that the Polisario is “not entitled to defend the commercial interests of the population of the Sahara.” The ECJ’s Chief Advocate General challenged, in an opinion piece, the court’s […]
Morocco has decided to suspend all contacts with European institutions and notably with the European Commission and the European Parliament in reaction to a court ruling invalidating the agriculture agreement binding it to the European Union. The decision was announced on Thursday shortly after it was made by the weekly cabinet meeting, which translated thus […]