A legal adviser to the European Union’s top court has recommended that it annul Europe's fishing agreement with Morocco, which would have allowed European boats to fish for valuable catch off the coast of the disputed Western Sahara.
FILE - Fish is displayed for merchants inside the main port in Dakhla city, Western Sahara, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. A legal adviser to the European Union’s top court has recommended that it annul Europe’s fishing agreement with Morocco, which would have allowed European boats to fish for valuable catch off the coast of the disputed Western Sahara. FILE - Fishermen transport their catch after docking in the main port in Dakhla city, Western Sahara, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020.
The court generally follows recommendations from appointed legal experts like Capeta and Thursday’s strikes a blow against Morocco and the European authorities who appealed the ruling.Spain’s prime minister meets with Morocco’s king and discusses migration and the Israel-Hamas warThe status of the disputed Western Sahara has been a major sticking point between Morocco and the European Union, its biggest trade partner and foreign investor.
Thursday’s recommendations come as an increasing number of countries, including 15 EU members, shift their stances to back a Moroccan plan that would offer residents of the resource-rich territory wide-ranging autonomy but not a referendum toward potential independence.
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