EU Says It Again: Neither EU Nor Members Recognize Self-styled SADR

Morocco World

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Marrakech – The European Union spokesperson for Foreign Affairs crushed separatist ambitions Friday, firmly declaring that 'neither the EU nor any of its Member States recognize the SADR.'
This decisive statement shattered Polisario's attempts to exploit their marginal presence at the EU-AU ministerial meeting in Rome on June 27, where the fictional entity desperately sought international validation.
The EU spokesperson meticulously dismantled any misconceptions by attributing the paper state's presence exclusively to African Union invitation procedures, asserting that 'invitations to African members are sent by the African Union.' He stressed that the EU's position remains unaltered despite the separatist group's attendance.
'The modalities agreed upon provide that each party is responsible for inviting its own members,' the spokesperson articulated, effectively severing any connection between EU policies and the illusory republic's participation.
This latest rejection mirrors the humiliating scenario that unfolded last May during the AU-EU Ministerial Meeting in Brussels, where Polisario representatives encountered complete isolation and irrelevance despite maneuvering to attend under the African Union's umbrella.
Just days before that Brussels meeting, the EU had already delivered an uncompromising repudiation of the phantom entity, with the bloc's spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy bluntly declaring that 'neither the EU nor any of its Member States recognize the SADR.'
The spokesperson had emphatically hammered home that 'the position of the EU is well known' and that the illusory entity's presence 'at the EU-AU ministerial meeting has no influence whatsoever on this position,' representing a devastating diplomatic setback for the separatist agenda.
Then, in Brussels, the separatist group's diplomatic insignificance crystallized when they received merely a hastily scribbled 'SADR' label on a plain sheet of paper, while legitimate African states enjoyed full protocol honors and recognition.
During the meeting, the EU's High Representative deliberately vacated the room during the brief moments when a Polisario representative attempted to address the assembly, delivering an unmistakable message of rejection and further exposing the group's political invisibility.
These mounting diplomatic failures for the Algerian-fabricated entity coincide with a seismic shift in international positions regarding the Western Sahara dispute.
In July 2024, the African Union Executive Council demolished the separatist narrative with a resounding verdict—52 out of 54 nations voting to exclude the pseudo-state from the pan-African body's engagements with international partners.
This overwhelming decision provoked Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf to erupt with claims that certain parties sought to 'institutionalize a policy of exclusion' against what he desperately characterized as 'a founding member of our organization.'
Political analyst Oualid Kebir decoded this reaction as betraying a 'deep sense of pain and an explicit acknowledgment of the resounding diplomatic defeat' absorbed by Algeria, which had previously manipulated the fictional entity into positions within African institutions.
The international community increasingly gravitates toward Morocco's 2007 Autonomy Plan as the definitive solution, supported by nearly two decades of UN resolutions endorsing this approach as the optimal route to a politically viable settlement.
The momentum behind Morocco's territorial integrity continues to accelerate, with the United Kingdom recently joining the expanding coalition of 120 countries backing Morocco's plan—signaling the irreversible collapse of the separatist illusion.
The fictitious 'SADR' entity, a destabilizing relic that only exists in Tindouf camps, remains propped up by Algeria while the actual territory thrives under Morocco's rightful and legitimate control.
In another crippling blow to the Polisario's secessionist agenda, US Congressman Joe Wilson, alongside Democratic Representative Jimmy Panetta, has submitted a bipartisan bill seeking to classify the Polisario Front as a foreign terrorist organization, potentially subjecting it to stringent sanctions and complete diplomatic isolation.
Just hours after this legislative push, the front delivered a confirmatory nudge to show its terror intentions by launching projectiles near the southern Moroccan city of Es-Smara, causing panic among civilians and prompting a MINURSO field investigation of what local Sahrawi NGOs condemned as a 'hostile act' violating international law.
As Morocco approaches the 50th anniversary of the Green March on November 6, Morocco's Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, has previously voiced optimism that this manufactured regional dispute approaches definitive resolution, potentially extinguishing Algeria's fabricated conflict and its invented proxy state.
The latest EU pronouncement confirms the paper republic's deepening isolation, as the separatist agenda increasingly fades into irrelevance across international forums despite desperate maneuvers to sustain an illusion of legitimacy. Tags: European UnionSelf-proclaimed SADRWestern sahara