#Morocco starts unprecedented naval maneuvers in #WesternSahara waters, in front of #CanaryIslands ( #Spain ). Interpretation: Rabat responds with the Royal Navy to the setback suffered last Thursday before the #EU Court of Justice concerning Western Sahara. elconfidencial.com/mundo/2024-03-…

Crisis Group highlights that a gradual escalation of hostilities in #WesternSahara could spark a broader conflict in the #Maghreb region, adding that a diplomatic standoff over the United Nations presence could further fuel hostilities.

#Morocco about to recuse Staffan de Mistoura, #UN envoy for #WesternSahara . His trip to #SouthAfrica serves as a pretext for Rabat to vilify him. Rabat has already sacked two other mediators, James Baker and Christopher Ross. #Algeria #Polisario elconfidencial.com/mundo/2024-03-…

The Advocate General of the EU’s top Court backs the legal status of the people of #WesternSahara and calls for the annulment of the EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement. Final Judgment expected in a few months. wsrw.org/en/news/eu-cou…

Labelling those products as originating in #Morocco instead of originating in #WesternSahara breaches EU law, the Advocate General of the EU Court of Justice concludes.
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The PSOE stands alone. All other Spanish parties want to roll-back the pro-Morocco position on #WesternSahara that Pedro Sánchez initiated.

'So why didn’t #Morocco want the help of #France when facing the deadliest earthquake in its history?

The real answer probably lay in the #WesternSahara .'

Kudos to COWI for adopting a clear position on #WesternSahara , and for taking its commitments under the #UN Guiding Principles seriously!
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#BizHR #Businesshumanrights

MEPs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace are known to speak truth to power.
Hear them talk about their recent visit to the #Saharawi refugees and the involvement of business and #EU interests in #Morocco ’s continued occupation of #WesternSahara . Warmly recommended.

Apparently, most Members of the European Parliament have already forgotten about #Morocco gate ... may voters remember them.
Shameful to kowtow to #Morocco 's demand to have an amendment mentioning #WesternSahara and #Palestine removed from the annual #HumanRights report!

Why is the #EU blatantly ignoring International Law in #WesternSahara where Moroccan renewable energy projects are used to greenwash Human Rights abuses + the Illegal occupation by #Morocco ...?

Planning to produce #greenhydrogen in occupied #WesternSahara , @gevernova has teamed up with the Moroccan gov and the king of #Morocco 's energy firm.
GE Vernova does not answer questions on how the project relates to basic principles of international law.
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No reading material for the weekend? Here's a great piece in Mediterranean Politics journal! 👇
'The ‘ #Moroccogate ’ scandal and European parliament decision-making on #WesternSahara '
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European Parliament European Commission European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺

Never, in two decades of company dialogue, have we received a response that politically propagated the occupation of #WesternSahara like the one received from a French lawyer/campaigner for #Morocco on behalf of renewable energy company HDF Energy.
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The Moroccan ambassador to the #UN is angry that António Guterres special envoy for #WesternSahara , Staffan de Mistura, is traveling to #SouthAfrica . How long will it take #Morocco to recuse him like he did with James Baker and Christopher Ross? medias24.com/2024/02/03/oma…