WSRW demands the EP’s legal opinion to be made public03.02 - 2010 In a letter sent to Ms. Carmen Fraga Estévez, Chairwoman of the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament, Western Sahara Resource Watch demands the legal opinion, issued by the EP’s legal services and supporting Corell’s Legal Opinion, to be made public. WSRW demands also to immediately call for a suspension of all EU fisheries in the waters of Western Sahara.Read more
Discussion Legal Opinion WS fisheries postponed at very last minute29.01 - 2010 A legal opinion arguing that EU fisheries offshore occupied Western Sahara must be suspended, was supposed to be discussed yesterday in the EP’s Fisheries Committee. This opinion drafted by the European Parliament’s legal service, was dropped off the agenda at the final minute.Read more
Today in EU: Public debate on new opinion on WS fisheries28.01 - 2010 Since July 2009, a legal opinion written by the European Parliament’s legal service has been held outside of public knowledge. The extraordinary text concludes that the EU fisheries in Western Sahara under its current shape must stop. Read more
25 Sahrawi NGOs request change of EU fisheries policy 10.01 - 2010 While the EU is in the process of revising its fisheries policy, 25 Sahrawi NGOs recommend the EU to let its fisheries follow international law, by stopping its fisheries in occupied Western Sahara. The organisations represent the vast majority of Sahrawi civil society groups in the occupied territories of Western Sahara and in the refugee camps in south-west Algeria.
Spanish ERCs demand halt of fisheries agreement08.12 - 2009 The fisheries agreement between Morocco and the EU, covering waters offshore Western Sahara, should be terminated. This was requested by representatives of the ERC in the Spanish parliament today.Read more
Sister of imprisoned HR laureate spoke out against EU fisheries18.11 - 2009 "On the behalf of Brahim, myself and all the Saharawis I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Sweden for their opposition to the EU Fisheries Agreement" stated Aicha Dahane, upon accepting the Swedish Per Anger Human Rights Award, Monday, on behalf of her brother. Brahim Dahane is in Moroccan prison awaiting military trial for having visited his countrymen in the Sahrawi refugee camps. Read more
"EU must stop allowing exploitation of Western Sahara"16.11 - 2009 "It is a violation of international law for the natural resources of Western Sahara to be exploited in this way. But the EU continues to buy permits from Morocco for EU fishing vessels which allows them to fish in Western Saharan waters. The people of Western Sahara have never given their permission for this to happen", stated MEP Jill Evans in a press release. Read more
Western Sahara human rights activist Aminatou Haidar hopes for increased attention to the EU plundering of occupied Western Sahara.Read more
International campaign to stop illegal EU fisheries 06.11 - 2009 Today an international campaign was launched to make the EU withdraw its vessels from the waters offshore the occupied territory of Western Sahara. Press release, 6 November 2009.Read more
EU ignores the Sahrawis’ wishes – again14.10 - 2009 In a statement last week, the EU Commission again omitted a central point from the UN opinion on natural resources in Western Sahara : the Sahrawis’ wishes. Read more
WSRW asks Sweden to take the lead14.07 - 2009 1 July 2009, Sweden will take on the presidency of the European Council. Western Sahara Resource Watch urges in a letter the Swedish government to raise the issue of the legality of the EU-Moroccco fisheries agreement. Read more
British MPs call on amending EU-Moroccan fisheries agreement 14.07 - 2009 The Western Sahara group on the British parliament, consisting of 20 parliamentarians from all political parties, call on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to take immediate steps to resolve the crisis in Western Sahara. 12 June, the group handed over letter to the government, urging the UK to take a lead in the Security Council, and to work for the halt of the resource plundering in the occupied territory.
European youth umbrella demands fish agreement renegotiation14.07 - 2009 The Nordic Committee of Co-operating Social Democratic Youth Organisations (FNSU), consisting of organisations from all the Nordic and Baltic countries, demands renegotiation of EU-Morocco fisheries agreement to exclude occupied Western Sahara. Read more
Denounced EU fisheries in UN Human Rights Council14.07 - 2009 France Libertés: Fondation Danielle Mitterrand - an NGO with special consultative status in the Human Rights Council - has submitted a written statement to the council denouncing the EU plundering of occupied Western Sahara.Read more
France's 3rd largest party supports Western Sahara14.07 - 2009 "Future MEPs from Europe Ecologie will work to put an end to the natural resources plundering of Western Sahara", stated the French party in a letter to WSRW. Europe Ecologie is France's third largest political party in front of the European Elections on June 7th. Read more
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The EU is paying Morocco to fish in occupied Western Sahara. The EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement is both politically controversial and in violation of international law.
The international Fish Elsewhere! campaign demands the EU to cancel its highly unethical operations, and go fishing somewhere else. No fishing in Western Sahara should take place until the conflict is solved.
