The declaration on the Western Sahara by the European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete (see EUROPE 11718), distinguishing this territory from that of Morocco, has caused outrage in Rabat and earned the Commissioner insults. Algeria, on the other hand, has applauded it and considers it a success for the Sahrawi cause.
Through the official news agency MAP, the Moroccans hit out at what they describe as his “over-zealous reading of the ruling of the Court...