EU trade deals with North African state illegal – ECJ

The bloc failed to consult Western Saharan people before involving the region in agreements with Morocco, according to judges

The European Union violated the right to self-determination of Western Sahara when it signed trade deals with Morocco without the consent of the disputed territory’s people, the bloc’s top court has ruled.

The European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) decision on Friday is the final ruling on the several appeals filed...