First Independent Mena Newspaper
Switzerland has commended Morocco’s “serious and credible” efforts aimed at reaching a lasting political settlement to the Sahara issue, saying the autonomy plan proposed by the North African Kingdom offers a realistic solution to this regional dispute. Speaking to journalists at the end of a working meeting he held Friday in Rabat with his Moroccan […]
Ways of strengthening Moroccan-Portuguese security cooperation to counter terrorism and cross-border organized crime were at center of talks held Wednesday & Thursday in Portugal between Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director-General of national police & domestic intelligence agency and top Portuguese intelligence officials. During this working visit, Hammouchi was accompanied by a large security delegation. He met with […]
Morocco and the Netherlands signed an agreement to create an investment fund worth €300 million, equivalent to 3.2 billion dirhams, to finance investment projects in infrastructure. The agreement for this fund was signed this Wednesday, in Rabat’s twin city, Salé, in the presence of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who is on an official visit […]
UK’s Brexit has been boosted by the latest court ruling refusing to challenge the legality of the Association Agreement sealed with Morocco, which includes the Sahara territory, says British Express daily. The Appeal Court’s refusal to accept the challenge confirmed the London Administrative Court’s ruling of December 5 2022. Former cabinet minister Ranil Jayawardena has […]
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he is “impressed” by Morocco’s renewable energy ambitions under the leadership of King Mohammed VI. “I’m impressed by the ambitions set out in this area under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, including the target of 52% of electricity from sustainable energy by 2030 and the will […]
European Ambassadors accredited to Morocco commended the vision of King Mohammed VI for the continued democratization of public access to Moroccan and international culture. This came during a working luncheon hosted for the European Union Heads of Mission by the Italian Ambassador in Rabat, Armando Barucco, and the Ambassador of the EU, Patricia Llombart Cussac. […]
The Court of Tarascon issued a judgment condemning la Confédération Paysanne (Peasant Confederation), a French trade union organization used in the judicial harassment of the Morocco-EU farming agreement, which constitutes a new judicial setback for the “polisario” and its relays in France. This latest French judicial disallowance comes just a few weeks after the one […]
The European Union and Kenya have announced the political conclusion of the negotiations for an ambitious Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that aims to boost trade in goods and create new economic opportunities, with targeted cooperation to enhance Kenya’s economic development. The negotiations were concluded during an official ceremony in Nairobi by European Commission Executive Vice-President […]
Spain has urged the European commission to work together with Morocco in view of securing a new fisheries deal as soon as possible. The deal expires on July 17 and there seems little enthusiasm for its renewal in Morocco after a European Court annulled it in 2021 because it covers Sahara waters. Spain’s agriculture minister […]
Nancy Faeser and Gerald Darmanin respectively German and French Interior ministers arrived Sunday in Tunisia for meetings with Tunisian authorities few days after the North African country said it will not allow itself to become a border control agent for other nations, amid the migration crisis facing both Tunisia and European Union States. The arrival […]