Morocco scores zero on lobbying practice in the OECD’s latest assessment of public integrity. The Kingdom meets only 20% of the regulatory criteria examined, far below the averages observed in the organization’s member countries.
Nearly 60,000 retirees residing in Morocco receive a pension from the French general scheme . According to recent data, these annual payments represent 169 million euros, despite warnings from the authorities about the risks of fraud.
Morocco’s Court of Auditors reports that more than 60% of defaulting public officials have failed to regularize their asset declarations. The institution recommends using artificial intelligence to strengthen the fight against illicit enrichment.
The 2024–2025 report by the Court of Auditors reveals a critical gap between the production costs of desalinated water and the prices charged to consumers . Despite production costs sometimes exceeding 23 dirhams per cubic meter, the prices charged remain heavily subsidized by the state or public groups to guarantee access to this resource.
The Court of Auditors recently published its annual report on the audit of the accounts of political parties for the year 2021. According to this report, the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) is at the top of the list of parties that must repay significant sums to the Treasury.
King Mohammed VI, President of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary, has approved the appointment of 30 new judges to positions of responsibility within the financial courts.
Following the alarming report published on the emergency program of the National Education by the Court of Auditors, 300 senior officials in the sector, suspected of mismanagement, are currently being heard by the justice system.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs must make more efforts in the various services for Moroccans living abroad . This is one of the recommendations of the Court of Auditors in its annual report for the years 2019-2020.
While the law requires it, 161 current and outgoing deputies have not declared their assets. The Court of Auditors summons them to fulfill this obligation within a period not exceeding 60 days from the date of receipt of the reminder letter.
After presenting a state of play, the Court of Auditors made several recommendations whose implementation will improve the quality of services provided to Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) by the Moroccan consular network abroad, composed of 57 consulates general and 100 consular sections of embassies.
The Court of Auditors has announced that as of February 1, those subject to the mandatory asset declaration must update their declarations by renewing them.
The fight against corruption is one of the battles undertaken by Morocco, which has just equipped itself with persuasion and awareness-raising tools. The latest is the adoption, on Wednesday, by the House of Representatives of the law establishing the National Authority for Integrity, Prevention, and the Fight against Corruption.