A group of 14 MEPs from The Left, Renew, S&D, and Verts/ALE have asked the European Commission to publish a new report on the benefits for the Sahrawi people of the EU-Morocco Association Agreement, nearly a year after a landmark Court of Justice ruling and nine months after the amended deal entered provisional application. The MEPs, led by Lynn Boylan (The Left), argue that the lack of an updated public report undermines transparency and accountability regarding the agreement's impact on Western Sahara.
The written question, dated 8 July 2026, notes that the Commission's last report on the topic was issued in March 2024, covering 2023 data. Since then, the CJEU ruled in October 2024 that the EU's fisheries and agricultural agreements with Morocco could not apply to Western Sahara without the consent of its people. In response, the EU and Morocco amended the Association Agreement to extend tariff preferences to products from Western Sahara, with the changes provisionally applied since October 2025.
the timeline for a new report, whether it will cover the period since the provisional application of the amendments, and whether it will detail the control mechanism referenced in the amended agreement. The Commission is expected to reply within six weeks, and its answer will signal whether it intends to provide greater transparency on the deal's implementation and its effects on the Sahrawi population.
The question reflects ongoing concern among some MEPs that the EU-Morocco agreement may not adequately benefit the Sahrawi people, despite the CJEU's insistence on their consent. The Commission's response will be closely watched by human rights groups and Sahrawi advocates.