Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-09-29-Speech-4-267-500"
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"en.20110929.18.4-267-500"2
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"I voted against this request for an opinion because, if there is one country that is making an effort today to move towards democracy, it is Morocco. Voting for this request for an opinion from the Court of Justice would have sent a very negative political signal on the eve of the legislative elections that are scheduled for 7 October 2011 and aimed at implementing the reforms launched by the King of Morocco. These elections are vitally important for the future of the country, its economy and the credibility of its government. This request was futile on more than one account: • it undermined the previous legal opinions issued by the European institutions and the United Nations; • it risked setting a precedent; • it involved the Court of Justice of the European Union in an issue concerning the Member States’ sovereignty; • it represented insensitive political interference when we know that the dispute between Morocco and Western Sahara is still not over; • it concerned a one-year agreement, with the risk that the Court would address the issue even though the agreement was no longer in force; • it involved the suspension of all discussions within the European Parliament."@en1
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