EU Reporter
Colin Stevens
A European Court of Justice (ECJ) advisor on Wednesday (10 January) said the EU-Morocco trade agreement violates the rights of people from Western Sahara.
“By concluding that agreement, the EU was in breach of its obligation to respect the right of the people of Western Sahara to self-determination,” advocate general Melchior Wathelet said in a non-binding opinion.
But a senior Brussels-based lawyer told this website he believes the opinion issued by Wathelet, a Belgian politician, was “politically motivated” and that Brussels should press ahead in concluding a new agreement with Morocco.
