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Following the ruling of the European court of Justice challenging Morocco-EU farm & fisheries deals, Rabat and the European bloc issued on Wednesday a joint statement, affirming that they will continue their bilateral cooperation and will stand united in defending the legality of their partnership agreements. “We remain fully mobilized to continue cooperation between the […]
Morocco reacted on Tuesday to the decision of French authorities to reduce sharply the number of visas issued to Moroccan nationals amid a presidential campaign increasingly focusing on immigration. At a joint press conference held in Rabat following his meeting with Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ismaël Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Morocco’s top diplomat said the French decision […]
Western leaders including France’s Emmanuel Macron and Canada’s Justin Trudeau have not confirmed their presence at the XVIII Summit of La Francophonie to take place in Tunisia, on the island of Djerba in the month of November, reportedly over ongoing exceptional measures adopted by President Kais Saied. Scheduled for November 20-21 under theme “Connectivity in […]
A 10.5 GW solar and wind power plant will be built in the Guelmim-Oued Noun region to supply the UK with clean energy via a 3,800 km long submarine cable, scheduled to be laid in 2025. The project, to be developed by the British company Xlinks, provides for the building of an energy complex with […]
Moroccan trademark Office (Office de la Propriété Industrielle & Commerciale – OMPIC) and the European Patent Office (EPO) have sealed an agreement on the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC). The agreement, which was signed lately remotely by EPO Chief António Campinos and Head of OMPI Abdelaziz Babqiqi, opens up a new chapter of cooperation between the […]
Former Spanish foreign minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya will stand before a judge in Zaragoza for her role in violating Spanish and Schengen laws by allowing the entrance of a Polisario leader in secrecy in an attempt to help the Algerian proxy evade Spanish justice. The military officials in charge of allowing flights into the airport […]
A “Pact for the modernization of trade and investment between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco” has been adopted Tuesday by Business Europe, the Moroccan Employers’ Association (CGEM) and EuroCham Morocco. The document calls for a long-overdue modernization of the framework for EU-Morocco trade and investment relations, capable of unlocking the untapped economic […]
Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita to discuss bilateral relations, regional issues and relations with the European Union, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The announcement was made Tuesday by Spanish news agency EFE. This high-level meeting will be first […]
Morocco has been elected to the presidency of the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) for the period 2021-2024, the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Administration Reform and the World Bank Group announced. “As part of the governance reform of the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) now providing for a rotating presidency among the member countries […]
Morocco has joined the Macolin Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions, a multilateral treaty seeking to prevent, detect, and punish match-fixing in sports. Morocco’s ambassador to France Chakib Benmoussa signed on Monday this convention in Strasbourg, at the Headquarters of the Council of Europe, with Deputy Secretary General of the European Council Bjorn Berge. […]