Algeria suspended the Treaty in retaliation against Madrid’s support of Morocco’s autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under the sovereignty of the North African Kingdom. The EU has warned that the Algerian vindictive measures “would lead to a discriminatory treatment of an EU Member State and adversely affect the exercise of the Union’s rights under the Agreement”. In their joint statement, the EU foreign policy Chief and the EC Executive Vice President said the EU is assessing the fallout of the Algerian decision, noting that “the unity and solidarity within the EU remain key to uphold our interests”. On Wednesday, the Spanish government deplored Algiers’ decision to suspend the cooperation treaty & trade ties over the Sahara issue row, rejecting any interference in the country’s foreign policy, including its sovereign positions. Czech MEP Tomáš Zdechovský tweeted that ”Algeria’s current steps towards Spain and the European Union are totally useless.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 11, 2022 22:22 UTC