The European Parliament has signed off a trade deal with Morocco that poses questions about the status of Western Sahara.
The pact, agreed Thursday, liberalizes EU-Morocco trade in agriculture and fisheries and ups the quotas for zero or low duty imports between the two.
EU agriculture commissioner Dacian Ciolos called it “a balanced agreement, which opens new opportunities for our producers in Europe and paves the way for a real reinforcement in our relations with Morocco.”
It will knock off 55 percent of tariffs on Morocco agricultural products and fish and up to 70 percent of tariffs on the EU equivalent within 10 years.
