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People of Moroccan origin remain the largest non-European Union community in Belgium, with around three-quarters having acquired Belgian nationality, underscoring the group’s growing integration into Belgian society, according to an analysis based on official migration data. The study, prepared by migration researcher Hassan Bentaleb and based on annual figures from Belgium’s federal migration center Myria, […]
A major survey conducted ahead of Morocco’s 2026 legislative elections paints a stark picture of civic disillusionment. Carried out by the association Les Citoyens across all twelve regions of the Kingdom between January and April 2026, the study gathered responses from 2,992 participants — predominantly urban, educated and civically engaged citizens. The sample, the study […]
Moroccans accounted for 8% of the 1,177,232 citizenships granted across European Union countries in 2024, ranking as the second largest group of new citizens after Syrians, according to Eurostat. Data published in the EU statistics office’s 2026 edition of Demography of Europe showed Syrians made up the largest share of naturalizations last year, with 110,083 […]
Anti-migrant and anti-Islam Dutch party PVV, led by Geert Wilders, won by far the parliamentary election, in a result that signals the rise of the far-right across Europe leaving many migrants in the country, especially Moroccans, expecting the worst. PVV win will send shockwaves across Europe where mainstream parties fear a sweeping return of the […]