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Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya highlighted the strength and maturity of relations between her country and Morocco, which allows the two countries to avoid possible misunderstandings. “The good relations between the two countries are close, deep and solid and are marked by complicity”, underlined the Spanish Foreign Minister before the Forum Nueva Economia (New […]
Spain’s Foreign Action Strategy for 2021/2024 underlines the relevance of strengthening dialogue and cooperation with partner countries like Morocco. This Strategy, presented to the Spanish Council of Ministers on Tuesday by Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya, underlines the need and the relevance of moving forward in the consolidation of dialogue with the countries of the […]
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will support income-generating microcredit activities in Morocco with a €10 million loan. The loan to be extended to the financing company of microfinance organizations “Jaida” will strengthen the company’s capacity to finance microfinance institutions in Morocco and support its action meant to promote financial inclusion and social development, said a […]
Following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, France has restricted access to its territory and tightened control of travelers circulating within the Schengen area. According to latest data published by French Interior ministry, the number of visas issued in 2020 by French consulates and embassies plummeted by 79.8 pc to 712,311 from 3.5 million visas […]
Polish manufacturer of professional luminaires and lighting systems, LUG Light Factory, on Thursday signed a declaration of intent to invest in Morocco’s Southern provinces. The document declares the company’s intent to open a production unit of 1electrical equipment, as part of a joint venture with a local operator. The President of the Polish group, Ryszard […]
French President Emanuel Macron made it clear that there will be “no repentance nor apologies” for the occupation of Algeria or the bloody eight-year war that ended French rule. However, the French President said he supports “symbolic acts” that encourage reconciliation between the two countries. The Algerian war of independence (1954-1962) was marked by war […]
The Moroccan National Center for Energy, Nuclear Science and Technology (CNESTEN) and the Hungarian Energy Research Center have signed on Tuesday an agreement providing for strengthening cooperation between the two centers in the field of nuclear energy. The agreement translates the interest given by the two institutions to scientific and technical cooperation and their shared […]
Nexans has inaugurated this Tuesday a new plant for the Telecom Systems Business Unit in Nouaceur, strengthening thus its industrial presence in Morocco. The new plant will serve the European market, as well as the North African market, the Paris-headquartered global company in the cable and optical fiber industry said in a press release. Located […]
Moroccan Foreign Minister said that the autonomy plan is gaining support among European countries citing France as the first country to back the proposal, but said that Europe needs to adopt bolder positions in view of the fallout of the status-quo on regional peace and stability. Speaking at a press conference following a ministerial event […]
The German parliament, the Bundstag, canceled a meeting that was proposed by the Greens to discuss the situation in the Moroccan Sahara, deemed by observers as a desperate move by proponents of Polisario separatists to pressure the German state to anti-Moroccan positions. The proposal was canceled by the foreign relations commission led by the Christian […]