EU/Morocco agreement: Belgian Committee of support to Sahrawi people denounces Belgium’s support to EU Council

The Belgian Committee of support to Sahrawi people denounced Tuesday the decision of Belgium to intervene in a legal procedure to support the Council of the European Union as part of a case that opposes it to representatives of the Sahrawi people, dubbing “turning point” its foreign policy in the Maghreb.

“On April 28, by deciding to intervene publicly to demand an unfavourable decision to the Sahrawi people, Belgium has, in our opinion, abandoned its historic position of neutrality,” lamented the Belgium Committee of support to Sahrawi people in a communiqué.

An appeal procedure at the level of the European Court of Justice was introduced in April by Belgium, Germany, France, Spain and Portugal, in support to the Council of the European Union which appealed against a decision of the European court.

The European Council lodged an appeal of the judgement of the EU Court of Justice, delivered on 10 December, cancelling the controversial agreement on the liberalization of the trade of agricultural and fishing products, concluded on March 2012 between the European Union and Morocco.