Category: Europe

French President downplays crisis with Morocco

March 2, 2023

In his first comment on the frost between Morocco and France, President Macron boiled the issue down into a mere “controversy”, a statement that failed ... Read More

Oil exploration: UK Genel Company signs association deal with Morocco

March 2, 2023

British company Genel Energy announced a petroleum agreement and association contract sealed with the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM) for offshore exploration ... Read More

EU Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi visits Morocco amid tensions with European Parliament

March 2, 2023

European Union commissioner for Neighborhood & Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi started Monday a two-day visit to Morocco amid tensions with the European Parliament following the orchestrated ... Read More

Sahara: Austria considers Autonomy Plan as ‘Serious and Credible Contribution’ to UN-led Political Process

February 28, 2023

Austria considers the autonomy plan for the Sahara, presented by Morocco in 2007, as a "serious and credible contribution" to the UN-led political process and ... Read More

What leaving FATF grey list means for Morocco

February 28, 2023

Morocco has taken measures to improve financial transparency and protect its economy against money laundering and terrorism financing, earning a well-deserved exit of the grey ... Read More

Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union reiterates rejection of EP’s tutelage, arrogant approach towards many Arab countries

February 27, 2023

The Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union reiterated its rejection of the approach of tutelage and arrogance that the European Parliament (EP) is trying to adopt towards many ... Read More

Pegasus Case: North American Lawyers, experts refute as inadmissible the ‘pseudo-evidence’ presented by AI/Citizen Lab/Forbidden Stories

February 26, 2023

North American lawyers specializing in handling cybersecurity cases highlighted, Saturday in Tangier, the legal inadmissibility of the "pseudo-evidence" contained in reports by Citizen Lab, Amnesty ... Read More

Removal from Gray List, a scathing disavowal of Morocco’s detractors within European Parliament

February 25, 2023

The decision, taken Friday in Paris, by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to remove Morocco from the gray list, confirms the regional and continental ... Read More

Pegasus Spyware: Arab journalists join chorus condemning EP smear campaign against Morocco

February 24, 2023

The Union of Arab Journalists has denounced the politically-motivated campaign orchestrated by the European Parliament against Morocco, saying that spying claims made against the North ... Read More

European workers group condemns repression of trade unions & civil society in Tunisia

February 24, 2023

The Workers' Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has voiced deep concern over the continuing deterioration of the respect for fundamental rights ... Read More