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September 29, 2021

Court Annuls Trade Deals Between EU and Occupied Western Sahara
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The European Court of Justice issued a ruling today annulling two trade
deals between the European Union and Morocco that included fishing and
agricultural products from Western Sahara, a territory occupied by
Morocco since 1975. This is the third time that the court has struck
down trade deals between Morocco and the bloc, ruling that Western
Sahara cannot be part of the EU's trade deal with Morocco without the
express consent of the people of the territory.


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