A Moroccan wanted to come to Belgium to improve his French before pursuing higher education. After an initial visa refusal, he completed his application. Four days later, the Immigration Office refused again. The Belgian courts have just annulled this second decision.
The European Commission now considers that the return to Morocco of unaccompanied minors who have remained irregularly in Ceuta is legally possible, under certain conditions. Spain has, in parallel, raised to 2,168 the number of minors identified since the mass arrival of July 30.
Dakhla and Nador West Med are already appearing on Brussels’ radar. The European Commission cites the two future Moroccan hubs among the ports that shipping companies could use to reduce their exposure to the European carbon market.
Nearly 2.9 million Moroccans aged 15 to 29 are not working, studying or receiving any training. Around 70% are women, according to a new document from the European Commission.
The European Union will allocate €112 million to Morocco’s economic and social resilience. Behind its support for the economy and the welfare state, Brussels is also pursuing a migration objective: improving prospects in the kingdom to reduce the factors that drive people to leave.
Hamza’s uncle, the 7-year-old boy who died in Merchtem, Belgium, now admits hitting him after the child was found alone in the street and brought home by the police. He denies, however, having intended to cause his death.
The European Union has just maintained a hefty tariff on certain technical fabrics shipped from Morocco. The particularity: the 30.7% duty applies even when these products are declared to be of Moroccan origin.
A non-exempt Moroccan student will have to pay up to 5,369 euros in tuition fees to study in French-speaking Belgium in 2026-2027. This amount does not include housing, food or the financial resources required to obtain the visa.
Just hours before his death, 7-year-old Hamza was wandering alone through the streets of Merchtem, Belgium. Police found him and took him home. During the night, the child died and three relatives were arrested.
Following the events in Ceuta, the European Commissioner for Migration wants to obtain greater cooperation from Morocco. Among the levers he proposes using are trade, European funding and visa policy .
Morocco refuses to be reduced to the role of Europe’s policeman after the Ceuta crisis. A government source says the kingdom is protecting its own territory and cooperating as a sovereign partner, not as a subcontractor tasked with holding back migrants.
The Ceuta crisis could lead the European Union to provide Morocco with more resources. Brussels is proposing to strengthen its financial and technical support for Rabat to better monitor the border and prevent another mass arrival.