President of African Parliament calls on EU to respect Sahara rights
In a critical letter dated 1 December 2013, the president of the Pan-African Parliament calls on the European Parliament's president, Mr. Martin Schulz, to vote against fisheries agreement with Morocco offshore the coast of the AU member state, Western Sahara.Source: http://www.wsrw.org/a105x2737
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The European Union supports the modernisation of the Moroccan fisheries sector, and has done so in particular since the signing in 2006 of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement. The implementation of European support, through the Plan Halieutis (already 96% committed as of the end of October 2013) has focussed on boosting the competitiveness of the sector and the sustainability of stock.
The new Protocol will improve living standards for all populations at which it is aimed, by continuing the modernisation of infrastructure at the ports on the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts.
The new Protocol highlights the sustainable nature of the Moroccan fisheries policy. As such, it is fully in line with the Common Fisheries Policy as redefined recently.
It is for these reasons that the Fisheries, Development and Budget committees have recommended the approval of this new Protocol which responds to the demands set out by the European Parliament in December 2011
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(regrouping Morocan saharawis : Members of the Moroccan Parliament from Laayoune - Fishing operators in Laayoune & Dakhla - Representatives of the Oued Ed Dahab association for fishery and preservation of the environment - Representatives of the Al Wahda association of traditional fishing in Labouirda - Representatives of the N’tireft association of traditional fishing professionals in Oued Ed Dahab-Lagouira - Representatives of the Oued Ed Dahab association for maritime fisheries and preservation of the environment in Dakhla)