The European Union (EU) has denied rumors that it will ban Morocco from exporting products from the southern region of the Sahara to European states. The EU’s position on the labeling of Moroccan products has not changed, affirmed the EU’s spokesperson Peter Stano on Thursday, Feb. 6, from Brussels, Belgium. The union will apply the same standards to all imports into the European market from all countries and territories, including Morocco’s Sahara, he said. The Sahara “is covered by the EU-Morocco agreement in the agricultural field that entered into force in July 2019,” said Stano at his daily press briefing. The spokesperson stated further that the EU’s stance on the Sahara conflict has not changed either, noting that the EU “fully supports” the UN-led process.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 07, 2020 15:00 UTC