To circumvent the Dublin III Regulation on asylum and migration, the European Union plans to set up detention centers for migrants in North Africa.
Minister of Agriculture and Sea Fishery Aziz Akhannouch said Sunday during a TV talk show that what the CJEU’s Advocate-General said is dangerous. According to the Minister, Morocco is capable of abandoning the fisheries agreement concluded with the EU.
The Court of Justice of the European Union has pronounced its ruling, causing the emergence of two different interpretations. The Polisario and its allies rejoiced over the decision while Morocco and the European Union tried to temper their reaction.
On November the 4th 1999, the 1995 fisheries agreement signed by Morocco and the European Union expired. Prime Minister, Abderrahman El Youssoufi, took his time to renew the agreement, allowing Morocco to preserve its natural resources, reducing licenses by more than 75%, and developing the fisheries sector.