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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 […]
Morocco’s Interior minister, Abdelouafi Laftit, is taking part in Lyon, France, in the G6 Interior Ministers’ meeting, gathering the European Union’s six biggest countries (France, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy & Poland). Morocco and the United States are the only two non-European countries invited to the two-day meeting that is focused on the fight against […]
As Spain and Morocco feel the heat of the surge in migrants after the closure of the Balkan route and deterioration of security conditions in Libya, the EU is more divided than ever, with member states pursuing narrow national interests while ignoring the shared responsibility in managing migration. Spain has recently urged the EU to […]
Morocco’s Royal Navy said it rescued 615 migrants from 31 boats that ran into trouble in the Mediterranean at the weekend while trying to reach Spain. This happens as Morocco becomes a destination and a transit country overtaking Libya as the main entry point for migrants willing to cross the Mediterranean to Spain or to […]
The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the migration meeting in Marrakech to adopt the Global Compact on Migration is an opportunity to make progress towards a well-managed migration. “I urge Governments, businesses, civil society, but also local and regional authorities to come to the table ready to make commitments that will maximize the benefits […]
Parliament of African Civil Society (PASOCI) denied the organization this year of a conference in Algeria on migration, maintaining that the event will rather be held in Rabat under the theme “Migration and development.” PASOCI said in a statement that it hasn’t given its approval to any person or organization for such a conference to […]
The European Commission has once again stressed the importance of cooperation with Morocco in the areas of migration and security. “The European Union and Morocco are in regular contact to strengthen their cooperation on migration and security,” said EU Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos, in response to a question on Europe’s border security European posed […]
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expressed satisfaction at his country’s cooperation with Morocco, which he described as a “key partner” in addressing migration challenges. “Morocco is a safe country with whom we are cooperating at different levels including most obviously migration,” Sanchez said in a statement to radio Cadena Ser. The Spanish PM said that […]
As the migration crisis in Europe has worsened and as illegal migration attempts from Morocco to Europe, particularly to Spain, have surged, some European countries are turning towards the North African Kingdom for help. In this connection, some European leaders have scheduled visits to Rabat to address this issue with Moroccan authorities, reports Al Massae […]
French President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly planning a visit to Morocco in September to be centered on migration, media reports said. If confirmed, the visit, Macron’s second to Morocco since his election, will come at a context of a surge of illegal migration attempts from Morocco to Spain as migrants shun the Libyan route in […]