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Sarhawi refugee girls at a camp in 2015. Not a single country in the world recognises Morocco's claims over Western Sahara. (Photo: Bettina Semmer)

On Morocco, will the EU ignore its own court?

On Wednesday (16 January), the European Parliament is set to vote in plenary about the controversial proposal to extend the EU-Morocco trade agreement to Western Sahara.

The European Court of Justice has ruled repeatedly that Western Sahara is a separate and distinct territory that cannot be included in EU-Morocco agreements, unless the people of Western Sahara give consent to it.

If the EU does not follow the criteria fr...

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Heidi Hautala MEP is a vice-president of the European parliament and member of the international trade committee. Jytte Guteland MEP is chair of the European parliament intergroup for Western Sahara.

Sarhawi refugee girls at a camp in 2015. Not a single country in the world recognises Morocco's claims over Western Sahara. (Photo: Bettina Semmer)

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Heidi Hautala MEP is a vice-president of the European parliament and member of the international trade committee. Jytte Guteland MEP is chair of the European parliament intergroup for Western Sahara.

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