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Vol 66 No 20

Published 10th October 2025


Morocco

New deal, old questions

The EU signed off on a new trade agreement with Morocco on 4 October that will include goods from the disputed Western Sahara region. The deal has been fast-tracked by the European Commission, having first been discussed at ambassador level in September. However, the Commission has made it clear that the parties have not obtained the consent of the Sahrawi people, and it is not clear how the pact addresses legal demands made by the European Court of Justice.

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