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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11970

28 February 2018
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Western sahara
ECJ considers EU Morocco/fisheries agreement valid when it does not apply to Western Sahara
Brussels, 27/02/2018 (Agence Europe)

Judges at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided in a judgement made on Tuesday 27 February in Case C-266/16 that the Fisheries Agreement concluded between the EU and Morocco is valid in so far as it is not applicable to Western Sahara and its adjacent waters. The judges are therefore not following conclusions made by Advocate General Melchior Wathelet on Wednesday 10 January (see EUROPE 11936)

Western Sahara is a territory in Africa. The greater part of Western Sahara is occupied...

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