Fisheries agreement : The UN refuses to comment on the CJEU’s ruling

Fisheries agreement : The Polisario rejoices over the CJEU's ruling

CJEU excludes the Western Sahara waters from the fisheries agreement

The Court of Justice of the European Union decided on Tuesday that the Fisheries agreement is valid but not applicable to Western Sahara. A decision that comes as the Polisario is commemorating the creation of «Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic».

Fisheries agreement : When El Youssoufi ordered the European vessels  to leave the Moroccan waters

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.