The European Union's negotiating position was extremely weak; the question of the sovereignty of the Western Saharan waters was avoided and agricultural concessions of an unspecified duration were granted for the signature of a rather restrictive fisheries agreement of limited duration.
Den Europæiske Unions forhandlingsposition var utrolig svag: Man tog ikke højde for spørgsmålet om overhøjheden over Vestsaharas farvande, og man gav landbrugskoncessioner på ubestemt tid for at få underskrevet en temmelig restriktiv fiskeriaftale af begrænset varighed.