• it further held that trade agreements with Morocco, if they are to be applicable to Western Sahara, require obtaining the consent of its people. (hrw.org)
  • Specifically, in its judgment ( Case C-104/16 P ) of December 21, 2016, the court determined that the 2012 "Agreement between the EU and Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products and fishery products" provided no legal basis for including Western Sahara within its territorial scope. (hrw.org)
  • The resolution nevertheless claims, in urging adoption, " that this agreement does not imply any form of recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara . (hrw.org)
  • The ECJ ruling rejecting the applicability of EU-Moroccan agreements to Western Sahara is based on viewing Western Sahara as a Non-Self-Governing Territory whose people have the right to self-determination. (hrw.org)
  • However, the relationship between Morocco and Western Sahara is also one of occupation and, as such, treaties affecting the territory must comply also with IHL. (hrw.org)
  • The status of Western Sahara is hotly disputed between Polisario and Morocco, and this includes the titles used to refer to areas under the control of the different sides. (wn.com)
  • The UK Court has concluded that the UK government has acted unlawfully in granting preferential tariff treatment to products from Western Sahara through a deal with Morocco, and in granting fisheries quota's for fishing in Western Sahara under a fish deal with Morocco. (wsrw.org)
  • On 25 March 2019, the UK High Court of Justice has handed down its judgment in the case brought forward by Western Sahara Campaign UK against two governmental agencies for acting unlawfully in relation to the territory of Western Sahara through EU-Morocco bilateral agreements. (wsrw.org)
  • The case has been going on for four years, after WSC-UK in 2015 had filed against Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Service (HMRC) as it gave preferential treatment to products imported from Morocco which had in fact come from the Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • In early 2016, the case was referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) which in 2018 concluded that Morocco has no sovereignty over or any international mandate to administer Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Any agreement or partnership between the EU and Morocco cannot be applied to the territory of, or indeed impact on any other rights of, the Saharawi people of Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • These state that neither the Association Agreement nor the Fisheries Partnership Agreement encompass either the territory of Western Sahara or the waters adjacent to it. (wsrw.org)
  • John Gurr, Coordinator of WSCUK, said that "The campaign obviously welcomes this judgement that confirms the status of the Western Sahara as a separate territory to Morocco under international law. (wsrw.org)
  • We now expect our government to enforce the judgement so that no goods can be illegally imported into the UK from the Western Sahara under the pretence that they are from Morocco. (wsrw.org)
  • No less than 93 Saharawi groups have called on the EU institutions to respect the will of the people of Western Sahara when negotiating trade or fisheries agreements that will affect their occupied land. (wsrw.org)
  • Women wearing a Sahrawis traditional outfit celebrate Morocco's World Cup victory against Portugal in the Morocco-administered Western Sahara city of Laayoune, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. (thezimbabwemail.com)
  • Ali Anouzla, editor of the independent news website Lakome2.com, faced prosecution for harming Morocco's "territorial integrity" after an interview with a German newspaper in 2015 quoted him as referring to Western Sahara as "occupied. (hrw.org)
  • While Morocco accepted 128 rights recommendations out of the 140 that were made, it is worrying, that many references to human rights violations against Sahrawi people in Western Sahara made by States during the oral review were not reflected in the report. (cihrs.org)
  • Amid an ongoing dispute on the EU-Morocco trade agreement, the Danish parliament on Thursday (2 June) voted unanimously to warn Danish companies and municipalities from trading with Western Sahara. (euobserver.com)
  • Western Sahara is often referred to as Africa's last colony. (euobserver.com)
  • King Mohammed VI said two years ago that "[Western] Sahara will remain a part of Morocco until the end of time. (euobserver.com)
  • Sweden u-turned on a decision to recognise Western Sahara earlier this year, and signed a extradition agreement allowing it to return Moroccan children that are living on Swedish streets. (euobserver.com)
  • A delegation from the European Parliament's Morocco friendship group is visiting Western Sahara on Saturday and Sunday (4 and 5 June) on Rabat's invitation. (euobserver.com)
  • Young refugees in Algeria camps feel betrayed by EU over Western Sahara, threaten attacks on Morocco, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon makes rare trip to 'forgotten' conflict. (euobserver.com)
  • The conflict between Morocco and the indigenous people of Saharawi, who are demanding the independence of Western Sahara, has lasted for almost fifty years: the Western Sahara conflict began in fact in 1975, when the former colonial authority of Spain withdrew from the region. (thenewglobalorder.com)
  • In reality, by denying the Saharawis' political sovereignty over the Western Sahara, Morocco is also denying sovereignty over its natural resources, which Rabat considers to be its own. (thenewglobalorder.com)
  • The judicial activism in a relatively uncharted area in this field, external relations, was analyzed through a qualitative case study of the CJEU case Polisario Front , concerning the application of a EU trade agreement to the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara. (lu.se)
  • The territory in this case is Western Sahara, South of Morocco, who includes the territory as part of its own country. (lu.se)
  • Agreement, or the Liberalization Agreement, aimed at liberalizing the European imports from Morocco, is also applied to Western Sahara. (lu.se)
  • What this means is that cherry tomatoes from Western Sahara can be sold at the European market labeled as originating from Morocco. (lu.se)
  • Nancy Khedouri, a Jewish politician, writer and businesswoman from Bahrain, provided insight into the history of the Jewish community in the small Gulf state and its recent normalization agreement with Israel, signed in September. (jewishindependent.ca)
  • The games affirmed that the Arab street "supports the Palestinian cause regardless of what their governments do," he said, referring to the Abraham Accord normalization agreements that four Arab countries - including Morocco - signed with Israel in 2020. (thezimbabwemail.com)
  • It could harm the Israel-UAE peace treaty," Ravid added, referring to the 2020 normalization deal. (presstv.ir)
  • Sudan and Morocco followed suit later in the year and inked similar US-brokered normalization deals with the occupying regime. (presstv.ir)
  • According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's (UNCTAD) World Investment Report 202 1 , Morocco attracted the ninth-most foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa in 2020. (state.gov)
  • Peaking in 2018 when Morocco attracted $3.6 billion in FDI, inbound FDI dropped by 55 percent to $1.7 billion in 2019 and remained largely unchanged at $1.7 billion in 2020. (state.gov)
  • Netanyahu normalized ties and signed agreements with Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani during an official ceremony hosted by former US president Donald Trump at the White House in September 2020. (presstv.ir)
  • The foreign ministers of United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco, which normalized ties with Israel in a 2020 U.S. diplomatic drive, attended the summit in Sde Boker - where the founding Israeli prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, is buried. (nbcnews.com)
  • Israel and Morocco established diplomatic relations in December 2020, with an agreement that followed the US-backed Abraham Accords. (thenewglobalorder.com)
  • On February 12, 2019, the European Parliament is scheduled to vote on a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco, the Implementation Protocol thereto and the exchange of letters accompanying the Agreement. (hrw.org)
  • With the abolition of the Caliphate, Bayʿah remains in use today by some modern Muslim kingdoms such as Saudi Arabia and Morocco. (wikipedia.org)
  • Subject to the availability of funds, the US Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), will award one or more cooperative agreements for technical assistance project(s) in the Kingdom of Morocco to increase gender equality at work through support to relevant civil society organizations and efforts to empower women with respect to their labor rights. (federalgrantswire.com)
  • Morocco enacted laws in 2016 that advanced free expression and the rights of domestic workers, victims of human trafficking, and person with disabilities. (hrw.org)
  • NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision (EU) 2016/430 on the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Member States and the Kingdom of Morocco. (parltrack.org)
  • The zone was established as a Polisario-held zone in a 1991 cease-fire between the Polisario Front and Morocco, which had been agreed upon together as part of the Settlement Plan . (wn.com)
  • This action sparked a long-lasting dispute between Morocco and the Saharawi's people, supported by the Polisario Front , a militant organization and political movement active in order to achieve the realization of the right of the Saharawi's people to self-determination. (thenewglobalorder.com)
  • Peru and countries in the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR ) received 90 percent of the roughly $151 million of total funding for FTA cooperation activities from fiscal years 2004 through 2013. (gao.gov)
  • WASHINGTON, DC (15 January 2009) - His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today signed a bilateral agreement for peaceful nuclear cooperation that enhances international standards of nuclear non-proliferation, safety and security. (uae-embassy.org)
  • The 123 Agreement follows the April 2008 signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy between the two countries. (uae-embassy.org)
  • I will raise the issue in the Nordic council and the Nordic council of ministers," Juhl said, referring to the cooperation bodies that unite MPs and ministers from Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, in addition to his native Denmark. (euobserver.com)
  • PURPOSE: to conclude the Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Member States and Morocco. (parltrack.org)
  • CONTENT: under this Council Decision, the Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Member States and Morocco is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union. (parltrack.org)
  • The objective of the Agreement is to encourage, facilitate and enhance cooperation between the Parties in the context of European and Moroccan contributions to a civil global navigation satellite system (GNSS). (parltrack.org)
  • If it is agreed by the Parties that mutual benefits will be derived from the extension of cooperation to any of the following areas, this will require the negotiation and conclusion of appropriate agreements between the Parties. (parltrack.org)
  • The European Parliament adopted by 615 votes to 79, with 10 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Member States and Morocco. (parltrack.org)
  • The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted, under the simplified procedure, the report by Jerzy BUZEK (EPP, PL) in which it recommended the European Parliament to give its consent to the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Member States and Morocco. (parltrack.org)
  • BACKGROUND: on 21 April 2005, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with Morocco for the conclusion of a Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). (parltrack.org)
  • In accordance with the Council Decision of 27 November 2006, the Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Member States and Morocco was signed on 12 December 2006. (parltrack.org)
  • CONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is called upon to approve, on behalf of the EU, the Cooperation Agreement on a Civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) between the European Community and its Member States and Morocco. (parltrack.org)
  • The future Agreement will allow for closer cooperation with Morocco in the area of satellite navigation. (parltrack.org)
  • Morocco continues to orient itself as the "gateway to Africa," and expanded on this role with its return to the African Union in January 2017 and the launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) which entered into force in 2021. (state.gov)
  • In 2021, Morocco was placed on the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) "grey list" of countries subjected to increased monitoring due to deficiencies int the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. (state.gov)
  • A woman reads April 10, 2021 newspaper headlines referring to the killing of Greek journalist Giorgos Karaivaz. (cpj.org)
  • The European Parliament resolution adopted in January 2019 on the EU-Moroccan Agreement claims that during this consultation, " majority support was expressed, by the parties participating, for the socio-economic benefits the proposed tariff preferences would bring . (hrw.org)
  • Goods and products produced in West Sahara should not to be treated as originating in Morocco for the purposes of preferential tariffs or any other benefits conferred upon Moroccan products by the Association Agreement. (wsrw.org)
  • The EU-Moroccan agreement that was annulled by the Court of Justice of the EU yesterday was highly controversial even at the time when it was approved in 2012. (wsrw.org)
  • Morocco granted temporary legal status to United Nations-recognized asylum-seekers and thousands of economic migrants, pending an overhaul of its laws on asylum and foreigners on Moroccan soil. (hrw.org)
  • 2) In the case of an article that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in Bahrain, Morocco, Oman, Panama, or Peru into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed. (acquisition.gov)
  • In the mid-90's, following the Madrid and Oslo agreements, Oman, Qatar (and Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania in North Africa) all instituted low-level diplomatic relations with Israel. (peacenow.org)
  • This agreement will benefit both of our countries, and is another example of the strong relationship between the United States and the United Arab Emirates," said Sheikh Abdullah. (uae-embassy.org)
  • ACP-EU fishing agreements: accord or discord? (nzdl.org)
  • Morocco used the accord to sell goods from occupied territories, which is illegal under international law. (euobserver.com)
  • The escalation occurred not long after the Biden administration consented to permit the transfer of $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds from South Korea to Qatar as part of a prisoner-swap agreement to release seven Americans held in Iran, completed last month. (world-wire.com)
  • However, we are concerned that the agreement falls well short of Morocco's obligations pertaining to occupied territories under international humanitarian law. (hrw.org)
  • The human rights situations within Algeria, Bahrain, Morocco and Tunisia were examined within the framework of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). (cihrs.org)
  • Concerning the adoption of UPR outcomes, this session of the Council saw the Human Rights situation in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Bahrain all examined. (cihrs.org)
  • and the mounting tensions between Algeria, Morocco and their immediate European neighbours. (mei.edu)
  • Morocco is in fact exploiting the two primary resources of this territory -phosphate and fisheries-, using them for its economic and political objectives. (thenewglobalorder.com)
  • The agreements were signed to normalize diplomatic ties and made Abu Dhabi and Manama the third and fourth Arab states to recognize Israel. (world-wire.com)
  • Morocco is systematically breaking the human rights of Sahrawi people. (euobserver.com)
  • Tau referred to the Kyoto Protocol , an international agreement which commits governments to setting binding emission reduction targets, linked to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. (brandsouthafrica.com)
  • The matter was then referred to the Arbitral Court in The Hague and the two governments showed a more conciliatory spirit. (thefreegeography.com)
  • 52.225-3 Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act. (acquisition.gov)
  • As such, the European Union, when entering into agreements with Morocco, must respect the right of Saharawi people to self-determination. (wsrw.org)
  • On January 16, the Parliament approved related legislation governing trade in agricultural goods, the EU-Morocco Agreement on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement. (hrw.org)
  • The Government welcome the Inter-Institutional Agreement (ILA) that the Council, the European Commission and Parliament have provisionally reached to give formal effect to the December agreement. (parliament.uk)
  • Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement. (parltrack.org)
  • By what right does France or this country interfere in the internal affairs of Morocco? (parliament.uk)
  • Morocco is the only country on the African continent with a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, eliminating tariffs on more than 95 percent of qualifying consumer and industrial goods. (state.gov)
  • IMG has extended its management and marketing agreement with Michlifen Golf & Country Club in Morocco. (destinationgolfguide.at)
  • The Council now needs formally to approve the IIA, but before then a debate on the agreement will take place on the Floor of the House. (parliament.uk)
  • To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what (a) net and (b) gross contributions to the EU are to be paid by each of the 25 member states of the EU in each of the next seven years following the agreement on 17 December 2005. (parliament.uk)
  • The Government of Morocco plans to phase out tariffs for some products through 2030. (state.gov)
  • Lack of past experience with USDOL cooperative agreements, grants, or contracts does not bar eligibility. (federalgrantswire.com)
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  • There are nuances, different perspectives being discussed or argued about, there is some agreement about some issues and less so about others - but there's no doubt in this room around the table that Iran must not be nuclear. (nbcnews.com)
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  • What GAO Found: The four free trade agreement (FTA) partners that GAO selected for this review all passed environmental laws and established institutions to improve environmental protection, in line with their FTA commitments to strive to improve their laws on and levels of environmental protection. (gao.gov)
  • In December 2015, the European Court of Justice cancelled an EU-Morocco trade agreement. (euobserver.com)
  • Is he referring to East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, both annexed by Israel decades ago? (peacenow.org)
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  • It is now necessary to conclude this Agreement on behalf of the European Union. (parltrack.org)
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  • The agreement signed today reflects the UAE's policy commitments and meets or exceeds all of the guarantees and controls requirements of Section 123 of the US Atomic Energy Act. (uae-embassy.org)
  • After a rebellion led by Riffian leader Abdelkrim Al-Khattabi concluded in an overwhelming victory for the Amazigh tribes of northern Morocco, and in the liberation of the region from two decades of Spanish colonial rule, Spain and the other European colonial powers were in a state of fear. (euobserver.com)
  • In his book "Chemical Arms of Mass Destruction in the Rif", he claimed that the majority of cancer patients in Morocco come from the Rif region, with more than 70 percent of the adults and 50 percent of the children suffering from cancer in 2015 at the oncology hospital in Rabat being Riffian, particularly from the Nador and Al Hoceima regions - where the bombardment was mainly concentrated. (euobserver.com)
  • Many scholars, policymakers and analysts have mostly referred to this region from a nexus of security, geopolitics and traditional energy politics. (mei.edu)
  • Rifts, implosions and explosions, fissures and outbursts all across this region - from Morocco to Pakistan. (jewishvirtuallibrary.org)
  • In his message the Regional Director referred briefly to the epidemiological situation in the region, particularly to the resurgence of polio in Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2008, and the reasons behind it. (who.int)
  • He referred also to the continued challenge of importation to some countries of the Region and to its dangerous consequences, especially in those countries with weak routine immunization systems such as Sudan, particularly in the southern states. (who.int)
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  • Once signed, the executive branch forwards the agreement to the US Congress for review. (uae-embassy.org)
  • Amid the escalating violence on Saturday, several well-known Republican figures resumed their criticism of the Biden administration by referring to this deal. (world-wire.com)
  • Since the U.S.-Morocco FTA came into effect bilateral trade in goods has grown nearly five-fold. (state.gov)
  • Morocco has ratified 72 investment treaties for the promotion and protection of investments and 62 economic agreements, including with the United States and most EU nations, that aim to eliminate the double taxation of income or gains. (state.gov)
  • Under the terms of this Agreement the two specialized agencies of the United Nations also undertook to cooperate in developing training programmes and promote awareness campaigns for health care organizations, postal administrations, mailers and shippers in all countries. (who.int)
  • At the confluence of Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East, Morocco seeks to transform itself into a regional business hub by leveraging its geographically strategic location, political stability, and world-class infrastructure to expand as a regional manufacturing and export base for international companies. (state.gov)
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  • Under the terms of this agreement, the UAE will gain access to significant capabilities and experience in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. (uae-embassy.org)