EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi, visited Morocco to discuss EU-Morocco relations following the European Court of Justice's ruling excluding the Sahara from bilateral agreements. Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita urged the EU to take concrete actions to uphold their partnership, emphasizing Morocco's stance on national unity and territorial integrity.
Morocco is leveraging its foreign policy and economic partnerships with the EU, Sub-Saharan Africa, and China to bolster support for the Sahara while reducing Algeria’s influence in the region. Despite rising tensions with Algeria, BMI Research predicts that economic considerations make a direct conflict unlikely.