The Spanish official condemns Algeria’s violation of the affiliation settlement with the EU

The President of the Autonomous Group of Valencia, Ximo Puig, condemned Algeria’s violation of the Affiliation Settlement with the European Union by unilaterally blocking business operations in each instructions with Spain since final June.

“There may be an settlement with the European Union and Algeria should respect it,” mentioned a Spanish official who met with the EU’s overseas affairs and safety chief Josep Borrell on Wednesday to demand EU intervention to power Algerian authorities to adjust to self obligations.

“We’re merely asking the European Union to guard Spain’s pursuits,” Puig mentioned in statements printed Thursday by native media.

Operations and commerce between Spain and Algeria have been blocked since final June.

These blockades by Algeria are the results of the announcement on June 8 of the suspension of the Treaty of Friendship with Spain in protest towards Spain’s place supporting the plan for the autonomy of the Moroccan Sahara, which Spain described as interference in its inside and sovereign affairs.

The EU, via the voice of Josep Borel and the Govt Vice-President of the European Fee, Valdis Dombrovskis, expressed “excessive concern” over Algeria’s determination to droop the Treaty of Friendship and Good Neighborhood signed with Spain in 2002.

For 2 senior European officers, Algeria’s unilateral act was a “violation of the EU-Algeria Affiliation Settlement”, noting that the European Union “opposes any kind of coercive measures utilized to an EU member state”.