The European Parliament, met in plenary session on Wednesday in Strasbourg, rejected an amendment to the European Union's (EU) 2015 annual report on human rights, which is hostile to Morocco.

Polisario's embezzlement of European humanitarian aid of the Tindouf camps persists, said Mr Stéphane Rodrigues, practicing lawyer in Brussels.

The Republic of Madagascar welcomed on Thursday "the serious and credible efforts by Morocco" to find a final solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara.

France reiterated on Tuesday its consistent position on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara, stressing that the autonomy plan is a serious and credible basis for a negotiated solution.

The European Commission "takes very seriously the problem of the misuse of humanitarian aid" to the camps in Tindouf, in Algeria, said Christos Stylianides, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid.