trading partner. In spite of its stance, the EU does not limit EU companies from doing business in the phosphate and energy-rich Western Sahara. that the EU did not have to abide by its trade deals with Morocco in the Western Sahara, for the reason that their consent was not obtained.
The high-level summit saw heads of states from most countries around the world invited to Berlin, including European Union representatives, Arab League members and African Union leaders. After his release in February 2017, he returned to Germany where he has since become a vocal critic of the Kingdom and its security apparatus. Morocco issued an international warrant calling for his arrest, which was cancelled by Interpol. Hajib is described as a foreign agent by Morocco’s security services, and one who traveled to the Western Sahara multiple times under suspicious circumstances.