Morocco and Spain preparing for annual summer holiday return of Moroccan expatriates

Senior Moroccan and Spanish officials from the interior departments met on Wednesday in Madrid to discuss coordination to ensure a smooth return of Moroccan expatriates for their annual summer holidays.

The joint meeting focused on the operational measures put in place by both parties to ensure the best possible conditions for the 2023 transit operation, particularly in terms of fluidity, security and safety, assistance and proximity actions, public health vigilance & awareness campaigns.

To support and help inbound travelers, Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity deploys a large network including more than 1,400 social workers, doctors, nurses, temporary workers and ambulance drivers in rest areas and at border crossing points.

Thirty-two ferries will offer this year Moroccan expatriates 12 maritime routes. The vessels are capable of transporting daily more than 45,529 passengers and 12,357 vehicles on the Tanger Med-Algeciras ferry-line.

Nearly $30 million has been invested by Morocco to upgrade port facilities infrastructures in the cities of Tangiers, Nador and Al-Hoceima as well as for the comfort of travelers during customs and security processing.

Medical teams, consular staff and security agents have been beefed up to provides best services to Moroccan travelers on their way to spend their annual summer holidays in their homeland.

There are about 6 million Moroccans living in Europe, mainly in France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Most of them prefer to travel by car due to the relatively short distance separating Morocco from Europe, but nearly 1 million prefer the faster air travel.