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Morocco’s CESE pleads for more solidarity in Mediterranean to mitigate COVID pandemic effects

Morocco has pleaded for more solidary and innovative partnership between the two shores of the Mediterranean to overcome the effects of the Covid-19 crisis and boost vital economic sectors in the Euro-Mediterranean region. Speaking at the 2022 Euromed Summit of Economic and Social Councils and similar institutions held in Marrakech, President of the Economic, Social […]

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Euromed Summit of Economic and Social Councils discusses post-COVID recovery plans

The 2022 Euromed Summit of Economic and Social Councils and similar institutions kicked off Tuesday in Marrakech, under the theme “COVID-19: the role of civil society in the reconstruction and resilience of the Euro-Mediterranean region.” The summit, organized by the European Economic and Social Committee (ECSC) and Morocco’s Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), analyzes […]

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Italy: All-Party Parliamentary Group set up to support Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for Sahara

An all-party parliamentary group has been launched in Italy to support and promote the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting, peaceful resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. The announcement was made Monday by Italian MPs Marco Di Maio and Urania Papatheu in a press release. The cross-party group has been established to back […]

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Investment & trade at center of talks between Morocco’s PM & Marshal of Poland’s Senate

The Marshal of the Senate of Poland Tomasz Grodzki stressed, Monday in Rabat, the privileged relations uniting his country and Morocco at the political and economic levels, and which are expected to develop further in the future. In a statement to the press following talks with the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, Grodzki highlighted the […]

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Sahara: Britain supports Morocco’s efforts for a political solution

The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Rabat, Simon Martin, has reiterated his country’s firm support for Morocco’s efforts, through the autonomy plan, to find a solution to the Sahara conflict, artificially created by the military regime of Algiers. “By supporting United Nations resolutions for 15 years, Great Britain has recognized Morocco’s serious and credible […]

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OCP gets greenlight to set up organic fertilizers production & marketing company in Spain

The OCP group announced that it has obtained the Government’s greenlight for the creation in Spain of a company dedicated to the production and marketing of organic fertilizers as well as to research and development in this field. The announcement was made after the publication in the Official Gazette of a decree allowing the Group […]

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Moroccan entrepreneur unveils first hydrogen-powered car

Franco-Moroccan young man, Faouzi Annajah, has stunned the world as he became the first manufacturer of a car running on hydrogen, the currently much sought-after energy resource. The 29-year-old entrepreneur has unveiled NamX; a SUV car prototype, with the help of several partners including Italian and world renowned design house Pininfarina. The inauguration took place […]

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Moroccan movie “The Blue Caftan” wins International Critics’ Prize in Cannes

The International Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci) on Saturday awarded the feature film ‘The Blue Caftan’ by Maryam Touzani the prize for the best film in “Un Certain Regard” selection, a few hours before this year’s Cannes Palme d’Or prize announcement. This is the first time that Morocco wins this international award in Cannes. Projected […]

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2022 Euro-Med Summit convenes in Marrakesh May 31-June 1

The 2022 Euro-Mediterranean Summit of Economic and Social Councils & Similar Institutions will be held in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh from May 31 to June 1 to discuss the post-covid challenges facing the Euro-Mediterranean region. The event is organized by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Moroccan Economic, Social and Environmental […]

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Tunisia secures €300m from EU to weather pandemic impacts

The European Union released Wednesday €300 million accounting for the second tranche of the bloc’s support for the North African country in surfing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tunisia received the first tranche of the same amount, in June last year. The bloc last year rubber stamped a Macro-financial Assistance (MFA) program worth €600 […]