I understand a country deciding to sell its resources to the highest bidder – it has political freedom to do so – but I also consider that any country that does so will have less need for international cooperation aid. I should also like to remind you, on this subject, of what the resolution adopted in this Parliament in 1999 said: ever-closer cooperation between the European Union and Morocco cannot exclude existing relations in the field of fisheries, I should also like to know what support measures for converting the fishing fleet are being put in place.
Nous comprenons qu’un pays décide de vendre ses ressources plus cher, il en a la liberté politique, mais s’il agit de la sorte, le recours à l’aide de la communauté internationale se justifie moins.À cet égard, nous voudrions rappeler ce qui ressort de la résolution approuvée en 1999 par le Parlement européen : une coopération toujours plus étroite entre l’Union européenne et le Maroc ne peut pas exclure les relations existantes en matière de pêche.