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Western Sahara
WSRW can today reveal a leaked EU document showing plans to continue trading with products from occupied Western Sahara, in direct violation of earlier rulings by the EU Court of Justice. A vote will take place this Wednesday.
Nearly a year after the EU Court struck down the EU-Morocco trade agreement for including occupied Western Sahara, Brussels appears ready to test the limits of international law once again.
After months of waiting, the European Commission has finally responded, following Morocco’s demand on November 25, 2024, by taking steps to address the October 4, 2024 rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), which excluded Western Sahara from EU–Morocco agreements.
Member of the European Parliament and spokesperson for agricultural affairs, Carmen Crespo, has once again called on the European Commission to review the trade agreement between the EU and Morocco, explicitly excluding occupied Western Sahara, in compliance with the rulings of the European Court of Justice.
The duty of vigilance becomes an essential lever so that trade agreements, like that between the EU and Morocco, are not limited to economic interests, but also generate concrete progress in social and environmental matters.
The increasing trade liberalization in agricultural products between Morocco and the European Union, particularly tomatoes, has led to the emergence of an intensive agricultural model with serious social and environmental consequences.
The French Court's confirmation comes a week after representatives of the Spanish agricultural sector called on the EU to end tomato imports from Western Sahara.
The Polisario Front has issued a renewed call to the European Union, seeking to initiate trade negotiations.
WSRW has summarised the key findings of the landmark rulings on Western Sahara of the EU Court of Justice, of 4 October 2024.
Under Moroccan occupation, renewables projects are being used to reinforce dominance
