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Morocco has foiled 74,000 illegal migration attempts in 2019 resulting in a 60% drop in arrivals to Spain the same year, head of migration and border management at the Interior Ministry Khalid Zerouali said. Morocco has taken special measures to stop the flow of illegal migrants to Spain since 2017, Zerouali told AFP. He said […]
Morocco and the European Union (EU) expressed their common ambition to promote “the Euro-Moroccan Partnership for Shared Prosperity” as an innovative framework for a strategic and privileged relationship, serving their mutual interests. This came during a meeting in Brussels Wednesday between EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, and Foreign […]
The European Commission (EU) signed four guarantee agreements worth €216 million that will help unlock €2 billion to be invested in renewables, urban infrastructure and start-ups in Africa and the EU Neighborhood. The guarantees were signed with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the German KfW Group and […]
Morocco is a source of stability for Spain and a strategic partner, said Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya. The Spanish official, who was paying her first visit to Morocco and her first visit abroad outside the European Union, since her appointment md-January, commended the close cooperation with Morocco in the fight against terrorism […]
Morocco and the European Union will conduct a joint study on the harmonization of Moroccan and EU economic and competition laws. A partnership in this regard will be concluded between the Moroccan Competition Council and the EU delegation in Morocco, the council said in a statement at the end of its fourth ordinary session. […]
Morocco took a series of measures to fight tax evasion, which would eventually lead to taking the country off the EU’s so called tax haven grey list. Morocco will no longer be part of that list starting January 2020, local media La vie Eco reported, citing the multiple efforts by the country to improve financial […]
The European Union is going to deliver 1,300 vehicles to Morocco to help the country monitor its coasts within the frame of “border control program”, reported on Monday Spanish news agency EFE. The first batch of these vehicles arrived lately in Morocco, said EFE citing a Moroccan official. Morocco will receive 111 4×4 off-road vehicles […]
The European Commission adopted Friday new cooperation programs worth €389 million in support of Morocco’s inclusive development, fight against illicit migration and human trafficking. The programs include €289 million destined to back up the reforms engaged in the North African Kingdom and its sustained inclusive development, while €101.7 million will support Morocco’s efforts to combat […]
More and more middle class Moroccans apply for Schengen visas mostly to spend their holidays in the EU much to the benefit of Schengen countries consulates in the north African country that amassed $44 million (420 million dirhams) in 2018. Total money spent on failed visa applications stood at 77 million dirhams as Schengen countries […]
The European Union announced on Wednesday a €101.7 million financial assistance to support Morocco’s efforts to combat human smuggling and manage irregular migration. The EU funding will also serve to raise awareness among young people and their families about the risks involved in attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea. “With this new financial assistance, we […]