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Morocco stands out as a model of democracy in Africa and a key partner of the European Union in the fight against illegal migration, terrorism and extremism, said Member of the European Parliament Andrey Kovatchev. Commenting lately the European People’s Party (EPP) program “Let’s focus on the MENA Region”, Mr. Kovatchev said he visited the […]
Morocco has underlined the need to clear up misunderstandings on the migration phenomenon to strengthen the Africa-Europe partnership. This came in an address delivered by Moroccan Foreign Minister at an online discussion panel on “Migration and Mobility in the Africa-Europe partnership”, organized by the Africa-Europe Foundation ahead of the 6th EU-Africa Summit in Brussels (Feb. […]
Moroccan Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit held a working meeting in Rabat on Friday with his Italian counterpart, Ms. Luciana Lamorgese, that focused on a set of issues, including migration, security, and counterterrorism. The meeting also discussed the issue of unaccompanied minors in an illegal situation in Italy. Laftit recalled in this vein Morocco’s clear and […]
The resolution adopted, Thursday, by the European Parliament does not change the political nature of the bilateral crisis between Morocco and Spain, the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said, underlining that Madrid attempts to “Europeanize” the crisis are “futile”. Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the EU’s resolution stating that the attempts to between Spain and […]
The pan-African and Arab Parliaments have expressed backing to Morocco in its bilateral standoff with Spain while lauding Rabat’s efforts to counter illegal migration and facilitate the return of its unaccompanied minors. The two parliaments echoed Morocco’s arguments that the crisis is a bilateral political crisis that Spain seeks to Europeanize. The African Parliament made […]
MEPs from different political groups on Thursday stood up in Strasbourg against the initiative of some of their colleagues to pass a resolution hostile to Morocco. This controversial resolution, which has divided the European Parliament since it did not gain the expected support, was boycotted by more than half of the members of the Parliament […]
Morocco has once again proven its sincere migration cooperation in ordering a facilitation of the return of identified and unaccompanied migrants from the European Union, thus pulling the rug from under the feet of some Spanish circles who seek to mislead the public opinion about the genuine political causes of the crisis between Madrid and […]
King Mohammed VI has reiterated instructions for the Interior and Foreign Ministries to readmit Moroccan unaccompanied and duly identified minors residing illegally in the EU. A statement of the two ministries underscored that Morocco has always cooperated with the EU in readmitting minors, notably with France and Spain. The King “reaffirmed on multiple occasions- including […]
Following the damning report issued this week by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) highlighting the responsibility of the European Union in the death and tragedies suffered by migrants trying to reach Europe via the Mediterranean, deemed the deadliest migratory route in the world, a meeting gathered in Tripoli the European Commissioner […]
The leadership in Africa of King Mohammed VI, who is in charge of migration was highlighted at a meeting of Western Mediterranean countries in Marrakech (5+5). The King received the leadership following the success of Morocco’s migration policy, which was commended as ground breaking in the continent, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita told participants. The 8th […]