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EU fishing vessels might soon be trawling in Moroccan and the occupied territorial seas of Western Sahara (Photo: EUobserver)

EU expected to endorse controversial fisheries deal

A controversial fisheries agreement between the EU and Morocco is set to go ahead next month, despite Finland and Sweden saying the deal is not in accordance with UN resolutions over the Western Sahara territory.

Under the agreement, Brussels will pay Morocco €144 million a year for four years in return for allowing European vessels to fish in Morocco's Atlantic coastal waters, including the disputed territory of Western Sahara invaded by Moroccan forces in 1975.

This means that t...

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EU fishing vessels might soon be trawling in Moroccan and the occupied territorial seas of Western Sahara (Photo: EUobserver)

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