EU trashing Western Sahara fishing grounds as they did in the South West
Updated: 2011-08-31 16:54:06
Home News News EU trashing Western Sahara fishing grounds as they did in the South West News EU trashing Western Sahara fishing grounds as they did in the South West 31 08 2011 15:54 webmaster 21 Global Print PDF RSS Feeds The EU Commission is pushing for a trade and fisheries deal with Morocco that would exploit the natural resources and ignore the rights of the people of Western Sahara UKIP MEP William Dartmouth has said . Speaking after a debate at the Fisheries Committee today , he added : The EU wants to trash the fishing grounds of the Western Sahara just as they have trashed those of the South West . This is completely unacceptable . quot A member of the international trade committee , MEP Dartmouth called for a rejection of the trade . deal This trade deal is so bad that the legal
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