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Social Services Feature Prominently in Morocco’s 2019 Appropriation Bill

The 2019 appropriation bill prepared by the Moroccan government and submitted for the approval of the parliament increases spending on social services, the reduction of social and spatial disparities as well as the promotion of enterprises. To that end, the government planned to spend an additional 7 billion dirhams as the budget dedicated to education […]

EU makes €190 million financial contribution to post-quake reconstruction

The EU has pledged 190 million euros in a new financial contribution to Morocco’s post-quake reconstruction efforts. An agreement was signed in that respect by the EU’s commissioner for the neighborhood Olivér Várhelyi and minister in charge of the budget Fouzi Lekjaa. The Commissioner said the EU has injected 5 billion euros in the Moroccan […]

Vatican demands terrorism removal before Pope’s visit to Iraq

The Vatican has urged Iraqi authorities to stamp out terrorism before Pope Francis could visit the country as part of his inter-faith dialogue campaign. The Vatican Secretary General, Cardinal Pietro Parolin upon visiting Iraq the previous week told the Catholic TV channel TV2000″the problem of terrorism has not been resolved”. The second man in command […]