128 European vessels, including 93 Spanish, were fishing in Moroccan waters under the fishing agreement.
Since the announcement of the CJEU’s ruling, the Euro-Moroccan partnership has been plunged into complete ordeal. For its part, the Kingdom remains calm as reflected in the reaction of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, who reported a “non-event” without any impact on the Sahara issue. Faced with a Europe where the will of States is thwarted by “early retirement” judges, Morocco returns the ball to the European Commission to rethink the future of cooperation where any agreement without the Sahara is strictly unthinkable. Torn between pressure from member states, very attached to the Kingdom, and the errors of community justice above ground, the EU sees itself in a critical position at a time when the Kingdom is called upon to diversify its partnerships and free itself from one-way agreements. Deciphering the balance of power during the upcoming Moroccan-European negotiations.
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