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Morocco is not concerned by the European Court of Justice ruling — in a statement, the foreign ministry called it 'a total ignorance of the case's realities, if not blatant political bias' (Photo: Western Sahara Resource Watch)

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EU loyalty to north African partners trumps court cases and democracy

Court judgements and democratic backsliding are not going to affect the EU’s loyalty to its north African partners in Rabat and Tunis is the only conclusion to draw from the past week. 

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Morocco is not concerned by the European Court of Justice ruling — in a statement, the foreign ministry called it 'a total ignorance of the case's realities, if not blatant political bias' (Photo: Western Sahara Resource Watch)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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