Morocco votes to 'reconsider' ties with European Union

 Moroccan lawmakers on Monday voted unanimously to review ties with the European Parliament, accusing it of meddling after a resolution that urged the kingdom to respect press freedom.

Members of both houses of Morocco’s parliament met in the capital Rabat for a joint session in response to the non-binding European text adopted on Thursday.

In a statement after their session, the Moroccan legislators called the European resolution “an unacceptable attack against the sovereignty, dignity and independence of judicial institutions in the kingdom.”

They said it had “seriously harmed the fundamental trust” between them.