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BREAKING: EU Court ruling: occupied Western Sahara not part of EU-Morocco agreements
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The Oil and Gas

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The renewable energy

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The fishing industry

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The phosphate exports

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The infrastructure

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The sand, salt, minerals

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The agriculture

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The chronology of the EU court cases

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UN’s Western Sahara vote raises more questions than it answers

Behind the headlines and diplomatic spin suggesting that the Security Council is now siding with Morocco lies a more complex reality - one that hinges on the very right that Rabat has spent decades trying to bury: self-determination.

Published 18 November 2025

EU’s labelling chaos already hitting supermarkets

A packet of cherry tomatoes sold this week in a French supermarket illustrates the confusion triggered by the European Commission’s rushed attempt to adapt EU consumer and trade rules to Morocco’s claims over occupied Western Sahara.

Published 17 November 2025

Skretting Turkey cites dubious certificates

The Dutch-Norwegian fish feed producer in Turkey refers to mysterious MarinTrust certificates when importing from occupied Western Sahara.

Published 13 November 2025

MarinTrust certifies irresponsible fisheries in occupied waters

The certification system greenwashes multimillion-euro fisheries products from occupied Western Sahara - under false country of origin. 

Published 12 November 2025

Uruguayan-Austrian certification firm withdraws from Western Sahara

The certification company LSQA has ceased all activity in Western Sahara, where it had previously certified Moroccan producers operating in the occupied territory. 

Published 11 November 2025

Enel dodges question on project in occupied territory

A decade after it was first announced, the fate of one of Enel’s wind farms in occupied Western Sahara remains uncertain.

Published 27 October 2025