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.
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.