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Just few days after Morocco hosted the intergovernmental conference that adopted the Marrakech Pact, the ground-breaking UN-led global agreement on migration, the European Union has renewed its support for Morocco’s migration-related policy and efforts. The EU said in a statement that it is intensifying its support to Morocco to address irregular migration in response to […]
The European Union has welcomed the holding of the initial round table on the Sahara that brought together representatives of Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, and the Polisario. The European Union (EU) on Friday expressed its willingness to “contribute to measures likely to create a positive climate” in the UN process on the issue of the Sahara, […]
The Council of the European Union adopted Thursday (Nov.29) in Brussels the new fisheries agreement with Morocco, European sources said. The council’s move comes just one day after the Committee of Permanent Representatives in the EU, known by its French acronym COREPER, approved the new fisheries agreement. The agreement needs to be ratified by the […]
A new step towards the renewal of the Morocco-European Union farm agreement was made with a favorable vote in Strasbourg. The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Parliament on Monday voted with a majority of its members for the renewal of the agreement. The vote reflects the position of the majority of […]
King Mohammed VI has underlined the constructive initiatives made by Morocco for the resolution of the regional Sahara issue, stressing the country’s positive reaction to various international calls for practical proposals that can help achieve a realistic and lasting political settlement based on compromise and on the Autonomy Initiative. In a speech he made on […]
Morocco and the European Union commended on Thursday in Brussels the signing of the amendment of the protocols of their Association Agreement, saying the move aims at strengthening the agricultural partnership between the two parties. The two sides said the new farm deal reinforces the multidimensional partnership between Rabat and Brussels. The EU has extensive […]
Public funding alone is not enough to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) said participants in the Global Forum organized Tuesday in Marrakech by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD), FAO and EU. They also called on international financial institutions to leverage private investments to tackle global challenges in food and agriculture. The […]
The European Union has agreed to increase its financial support to Morocco to €140 million, as proposed by Spain. The decision was made during the EU Summit of Heads of State and Government held on Wednesday and Thursday. The EU will contribute at least €140 million from EU funds’ to Morocco for the management of […]
The European Union can solve the problem of migration only in collaboration with Morocco, a country to which the EU grants a tiny part of the aid earmarked for the fight against illegal migration. The statement was made by Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell in a hearing before the Joint Committee of the Congress of […]
The European Union looks forward to enhancing its cooperation with Morocco to combat illegal migration, which is increasing on the Western Mediterranean route, said on Monday in Luxembourg EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini. Speaking at a press conference following the Foreign Affairs Council meeting, Mogherini said that Central Mediterranean migration route has gone down […]