EU-Morocco trade deals in Western Sahara ruled invalid, Rabat claims ‘bias’
Al JazeeraMorocco slams ECJ ruling that said the people of Western Sahara were not consulted before the 2019 deals were signed. The European Union’s top court has confirmed an earlier ruling cancelling trade deals that allow Morocco to export fish and farm products to the EU from the disputed Western Sahara region, a move Morocco slammed as “blatant political bias”. The European Court of Justice on Friday ruled that the European Commission breached the right of people in Western Sahara to self-determination by concluding trade deals with Morocco. The Algerian-backed Polisario Front, which seeks an independent state in Western Sahara, hailed the verdict as an “historic victory” for the area’s Sahrawi people. ‘Historic victory’ EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said the European Commission was analysing the ruling and reiterated that the bloc highly valued its “long-standing, wide-ranging and deep” strategic partnership with Morocco.
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