ACTION NEEDED: Stop the EU-Morocco Fishing Agreement
A majority of EU Member States has chosen to approve the new EU-Morocco fisheries protocol, which pays for EU vessels to fish in the waters of occupied Western Sahara. Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the UK and the Netherlands opposed the proposal. The agreement will now go to the European Parliament for approval.
In 2011 we succeeded in convincing the European Parliament to vote against the extension of the protocol and EU boats were forced to leave the waters of Western Sahara. This agreement would bring them back. Help us convince MEPs once again to reject this illegal agreement!
The Socialist and Democrats group in the EP has not agreed its position. Last time the Conservatives split, therefore please concentrate on the Labour and Conservative MEPs in your region.
Key points:
Any agreement is illegal inless the indigenous population have been consulted and are shown to benefit.
The Saharawi people have not been consulted as to their wishes. Saharawi ngos are calling for the agreement to be rejected. POLISARIO, the UN recognised representatives of the Saharawi people have opposed the agreement.
The European Commission has not shown that the Saharawi will benefit. Any benefit will go to Moroccan settlers.
Supporting Moroccan settlement and the development of infrastructure in Western Sahara reinforces the occupation and creates blocks in the way of the UN led peace process.
WESTERN SAHARA CAMPAIGN UK
The Western Sahara Campaign works in solidarity with the Saharawi people to generate political support in order to advance their right to self-determination and to promote their human rights.
Our role is to lobby the UK Government and the EU. You can help us to ensure the UK does not ignore the voice of the Saharawi people.
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