MEPs
of the parliamentary group (Peace for Western Sahara) has urged the
European Parliament to vote against the controversial EU-Morocco
trade deal that includes Western Sahara We the undersigned Members of
the European Parliament are deeply concerned over the controversial
proposal to extend the EU-Morocco trade agreement to Western Sahara,
a proposal which is to be voted on Wednesday 16th January.
"We
deeply express our concern over the controversial EU-Morocco trade
agreement on Western Sahara, which is due to be voted on Wednesday,"
the press release said.
The
European Court of Justice has clearly established in its 21 December
2016 judgement that consent of the people of Western Sahara is
required for any deal to be valid.
“The
proposed agreement does not in any form demonstrate that the consent
of the Saharawi people has either been sought or obtained. A failure
to fully comply with international and EU law through the proposed
agreement would raise serious concerns over the counter-productive
role of the EU in the UN-led political process, by pre-determining
outcomes of the political process.” the press release adds
The
press release went on saying that until all major legal and political
issues are addressed, we will reject the proposed agreement, and we
urge our fellow MEPs to follow suit and demand urgent clarity over a
number of major concerns before voting on the agreement. We repeat
our concerns also for the proposed EU-Morocco fisheries agreement,
which is scheduled to be voted next month.SPS
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