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Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita said it is high time the EU updated its neighborhood policy by focusing more on solidarity and more reforms for more aid. “The Morocco-EU partnership is doing better. It is more responsive, more pragmatic and in tune with the challenges of the moment,” he said. “King Mohammed VI ensures the […]
European Union Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood, Oliver Varhelyi, and EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson who are on a working visit to Rabat have both commended Morocco for the “enormous” efforts it undertakes in managing the migration issue. Morocco is a reliable partner to the EU in the management of migration issues, said […]
Morocco has called on the European Union to support the Mohammed VI Fund for Investment, set up to help bolster the economy, stimulate productive activities and prop up major public-private investment projects in various sectors in the post-covid era. The call was made by economy minister Mohamed Benchaaboun during a meeting held Tuesday with […]
EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson and Commissioner for Neighbourhood Olivér Várhelyi are expected in Morocco on Tuesday for talks on issues of mutual interest and new opportunities for cooperation between the two strategic partners, announced the European Commission in a press release. During their visit, the two EU officials will discuss with […]
The European Union has granted Egypt €6 million (EGP 111.21 million) for the financing of two irrigation projects, Arab Finance reports, citing the Egyptian state. The funds allocated under the EU-Joint Rural Development Program, will be used to rehabilitate the irrigation infrastructure in Egypt’s Fayoum and Minya governorates according to the Egyptian government. The EU-Joint […]
The European Union (EU) on Sunday underlined the need to preserve the freedom of movement and cross-border trade in the area of Guerguarat, stressing the paramount importance of ensuring compliance with the Sahara ceasefire agreements. The EU’s position was expressed by High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, during talks with the […]
The Unites States and the European Union have pledged to back Tunisia’s tourism industry severely affected by the covid-19 pandemic with a combined investment valued at more than €100 million. The US support will come from its development agency, USAID, which has pledged to mobilize between $30 million and $50 million for “Visit Tunisia” program […]
The European Union has chosen its candidate to the helm of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The EU ambassador in Geneva has officially announced this choice on Tuesday, October 27. Nigeria’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs and of Finance and former number two at the World Bank Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala would […]
A regional project aimed at strengthening the migrant workers’ protection was launched Wednesday in Rabat in the presence of representatives of Moroccan government, ILO, IOM, EU and Germany. In his inaugural speech, Moroccan Minister Mohamed Amkraz highlighted the Kingdom’s migration & asylum strategy, which has opened up the local labor market to legal migrants, while […]
Morocco has failed once again to get out of the EU’s tax haven grey list, although it took a number of measures and enacted new laws, the most recent of which is the reform of the tax system of the Casablanca Finance city. According to the EU’s updated list released Tuesday October 6, Morocco […]