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The Moroccan Exporters Confederation (ASMEX) has issued an urgent call to Moroccan industrial firms to move from awareness to operational compliance with the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which entered its full financial implementation phase on January 1, 2026, ending an 18-month transitional period of reporting-only obligations. From this year, Moroccan exporters shipping […]
Moroccan and Italian experts gathered on Saturday in Verona, northern Italy, highlighted the relevance of Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, describing it as a serious and lasting solution to the regional dispute surrounding the issue. The meeting also brought together several Italian regional officials, as well as members of the Moroccan community living in […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is preparing two structurally significant financing operations for Moroccan public enterprises, totaling up to €350 million. The first, a €250 million loan to the National Electricity and Water Office (ONEE), is designed to support a performance improvement program for the country’s drinking water distribution network. The second, a […]
Moroccans accounted for 8% of the 1,177,232 citizenships granted across European Union countries in 2024, ranking as the second largest group of new citizens after Syrians, according to Eurostat. Data published in the EU statistics office’s 2026 edition of Demography of Europe showed Syrians made up the largest share of naturalizations last year, with 110,083 […]
Morocco, represented by the Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, took part in the proceedings of “GLOBSEC 2026,” one of the leading international forums on security, geopolitics, energy, and international finance, held May 21 – 23 in the Czech capital, Prague. This participation, which comes at a time of profound and complex […]
Morocco was unanimously re-elected Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee of the European Center for Global Interdependence and Solidarity, commonly known as the Council of Europe’s North-South Center, during the Committee’s meeting held on May 19 in Lisbon. The Kingdom’s re-election, represented by Morocco’s Consul General in Strasbourg, Soumia Bouhamidi, in charge of relations with the […]
Swissport International, the world’s leading aviation services provider across ground operations, air cargo, and airport hospitality, has signed a binding agreement to acquire Swiftair Maroc, a Casablanca-based cargo handling company operating at Mohammed V Airport. Swiftair Maroc operates a 3,700 sqm airside warehouse at the airport. The facility includes dedicated temperature-controlled infrastructure, with specialized cold […]
Morocco and France formalized a bilateral financial intelligence cooperation agreement at the 5th edition of the “No Money for Terror” ministerial conference, held in Paris on the margins of the French G7 Presidency. The agreement, signed by Jawhar Nfissi, President of Morocco’s National Financial Intelligence Authority (ANRF), and Antoine Magnant, Director General of France’s Tracfin […]
Morocco and France plan to strengthen their relations with the signing of an unprecedented treaty, which will take place during an upcoming visit by King Mohammed VI to France. The news was announced by Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita and his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot after talks in Rabat. The treaty would be the first […]
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hosted Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris in Ankara for high-level talks aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation in reconstruction, investment, and strategic partnership. The Sudanese delegation included ministers responsible for Finance, Agriculture, Energy and Minerals, reflecting the broad scope of discussions between the two sides. During the meeting on Wednesday, May 21, […]