The European Union has officially adopted a unified position supporting Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, Morocco’s foreign ministry announced in a statement on Thursday.
According, statement, the position was taken during the 15th EU-Morocco Association Council session which concluded on Thursday in Brussels.
The 27 EU member states agreed that “genuine autonomy could represent one of the most realistic solutions” for the definitive settlement of the artificial dispute.
Foreign Affairs Minister, Nasser Bourita and EU High Representative Kaja Kallas signed a joint communiqué formalizing this breakthrough stance, widely seen as another victory for Rabat’s diplomacy.
The regional bloc endorsed the UN Security Council’s call for “all parties to participate in discussions without preconditions and based on the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco to reach a definitive political solution.”
The EU welcomed Morocco’s commitment “to engage in good faith with all concerned parties to clarify the modalities of this autonomy plan and explain how autonomy within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty would be implemented.”
“In this joint Communiqué, the EU-27 reiterates the request made by the United Nations Security Council to all parties “to engage in discussions without preconditions and on the basis of the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco in order to reach a definitive political solution.”
“In this context, the EU ;praised; Morocco’s willingness “to clarify how autonomy within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty would be implemented,” according to the joint Communiqué,” the statement said.
The ministry added that “the EU welcomed the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2797 (2025), which fully supports the efforts of the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy to facilitate and conduct negotiations based on the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco.”
While many European Union countries have already shown strong support to the Moroccanness of the Sahara and the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco, this new position of the EU marks a fundamental step forward.
It is part of the international momentum generated by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in favor of the Moroccanness of the Sahara and in support of the Autonomy Initiative, which culminated in the adoption of Resolution 2797 by the UN Security Council on October 31, 2025.
The new European position thus reflects the consensus of the 27 EU member States in favor of a definitive resolution of this regional dispute, based on autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty.
This outcome should undoubtedly give new impetus to future bilateral relations and meetings, particularly in view of the upcoming strategic partnership between the two parties.
