The European Parliament endorses Brussels' proposal on the labeling of fruits from Western Sahara

The European Parliament has narrowly saved the European Commission's proposal on the labeling of fruits and vegetables from Western Sahara, which proposes to include the name of two Moroccan regions when they are imported into the European Union, instead of making specific reference to Western Sahara. Therefore, the new regulation for the application of the rules on trade between the EU and Morocco for fruits and vegetables originating from Western Sahara continues, a solution negotiated with Rabat that implies that on these products only the region of origin (El Aaiún-Saguía el-Hamra or Dajla-Río de Oro) will be indicated. The solution negotiated with Rabat implies that only the region of origin will be indicated on the label, without a specific reference to Western Sahara. The objection raised by the European People's Party - to discard the regulation - required 360 votes in favor to go ahead and it remained at 359 votes in favor, with 188 against and 76 abstentions, in the ...