The conflict has been frozen ever since, although Morocco still occupies around two-thirds of the territory of Western Sahara. Former German President Horst Köhler is the UN envoy to Western Sahara tasked with re-starting the stalled peace process. However, Morocco still claims sovereignty over the Western Sahara and peace talks have made little progress. Meanwhile, a fact-finding mission by Lalonde and several other MEPs in September 2018 focused on two cities in Western Sahara occupied by Morocco. Before voting to adopt the new fisheries agreement, MEPs rejected the possibility of referring it to the Court of Justice to verify its validity.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 14, 2019 12:45 UTC