Jaha. Så har svaret kommit på min fråga om hur EU-kommissionen, efter tre års fiskeriavtal med Marocko, har försäkrat sig om att fiskeriavtalet gynnar det ockuperade Västsahara, och inte bara är ren stöld av naturresurser från ett ockuperat folk. Utan några detaljer, utan några dokument, utan att svara på någon av de mer detaljerade frågorna jag ställt, ge någon redogörelse för hur informationen ska samlas in eller redovisas, eller hur man ska skilja inflyttade marockaner från västsaharier åt, får man väl anse att svaret är: Vi vet inte, och vi har inte brytt oss om att fråga. Döm själv:
| Parliamentary questions | ||
| 10 February 2010 |
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| WRITTEN QUESTION by Isabella Lövin (Verts/ALE) to the Commission | ||
Subject: Western Sahara and Morocco fisheries agreement
P-0746/10
The Commission has stated that it concurs with the authoritative statement of the legal adviser to the United Nations in his letter of 29 January 2002 (the ‘Corell opinion’). That opinion states that any resource exploitation must take place with the consent, ‘for the benefit of’ the people of the Western Sahara. It is clear that no consent has been given by Polisario.
The Commission has also provided data showing that EU‑flagged vessels have been operating in the waters off the Western Sahara.
Now that the agreement with Morocco has been in force for three years, could the Commission please explain what benefits have accrued to the people of the Western Sahara, in particular the Saharawi. More precisely:
| 1. | Has the Commission raised the specific question of benefits for the people of the Western Sahara (in particular the Saharawi) at any of the Joint Committee meetings that are held with Morocco? Has the Commission requested information on such benefits and what information did the Moroccan authorities provide? We would appreciate receiving copies of any such information. |
| 2. | If the Commission has not raised this issue could it please explain why it has not? |
| 3. | Is the Commission satisfied that Morocco is implementing the recommendations of the Correll opinion, with regard to providing benefits to the local people, in particular the Saharawi? |
P-0746/10EN
Answer given by Ms Damanaki
on behalf of the Commission
(18.3.2010)
In response to the question of the Honourable Member on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) between Morocco and the EU, the Commission would like to provide the following information.
At the last meeting of the Joint Committee meeting held with Morocco (2-3 February 2010), the Commission services requested the Moroccan authorities to provide information about the socio-economic effects of the fishing activities and of the sector support foreseen by the FPA.
The Commission is waiting for detailed information from the Moroccan authorities on the subject by the first quarter of 2010. In any case, the Commission would like to underline that some activities of the sector support programme do benefit the people of Western Sahara, notably in the area of support to professional training. For example, some of these activities support the centre for the development of professional skills in the area of fisheries in Dakhla as well as the technical institute for maritime fisheries in Layyoune.
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