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Eric Witte October 1st, 2008
Following the August 6 coup in Mauritania, the United States, World Bank, and European Union announced the suspension of non-humanitarian aid to the Sahelian country. As I noted at the time, while this was welcome, the real leverage came with lucrative international fishing and mining deals in Mauritania. It was encouraging then, when a spokesperson for EU Aid and Development Commissioner Louis Michel stated in late August that Michel would request suspension of a fishing arrangement worth approximately €75 million per year “until there is a resolution to the situation”.
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Under the terms of the agreement, once Mauritania has notified Brussels of the funds’ non-arrival, the Commission has 30 working days to transfer its payment. If it doesn’t do that in time, Mauritania gains the right to suspend the whole deal.
That 30-day period runs out on Oct. 15.
“We are making use of the time we have to ascertain that the terms of the agreement concerning the uses of the money that we give to Mauritania will be adhered to and be respected, before we effect the payment,” EU Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg said.
“If we have confirmation from Mauritania that they respect the terms of the agreement, then payment will be effected within the deadline,” he said in an interview. “But we need confirmation that what was agreed with the previous government will be respected.”
So as long as the illegitimate junta fulfills technical terms agreed by the democratically elected government, it can enjoy the economic benefits of the deal. Either the EU position has significantly weakened since the Aid and Development Commissioner’s demand was for “a resolution to the situation”, or those were just weasel words to begin with.
