According to statistics from the EU Statistics Office (Eurostat), more than 825,000 people, including 67,848 Moroccans, acquired the citizenship of a European Union (EU) country in 2017. Moroccans are thus at the top of the pack, with 8% of this total.
In Morocco, the European Union’s "Eramus+" Program, a means of exchanging students and teachers from European universities and schools, is a success. More than 2,800 scholarships have been awarded to Moroccan higher education institutions to date.
On Tuesday, July 2, 2019, the 28 members of the European Union agreed on the appointments to key positions at the head of this institution. Five personalities, very close to Morocco, have been chosen to represent Europe in the world.
Starting in 2020, the Casablanca business and finance hub, CFC Casablanca, will establish the same tax regime for companies on both export and local activities. This decision follows the request for adjustment of tax provisions issued by the European Union.
Dunja Mijatović, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, has called on the 47 member states of the International Organization to establish a humanitarian visa for migrants and refugees who have crossed the Mediterranean.
Spain, through some of its officials, would have asked that a "multi-year fund" be guaranteed to Morocco to enable it to effectively fight against illegal immigration.
Morocco continues to communicate on the means put in place to fight against illegal immigration and above all to show its main European partner that the figures are there to prove it.
The Spanish government will soon provide Morocco with fine equipment as well as lessons and training in the fight against illegal immigration, which it may need during the commonly called successful operations: the rescue of migrants.
Morocco narrowly escapes the European Union (EU) blacklist of tax havens this year by committing to carry out several reforms by the end of 2019.
A total of 67,900 Moroccans obtained the nationality of a European Union country in 2017, according to figures published this week by the EU Statistical Office (Eurostat).
King Mohammed VI received on Thursday at the Royal Palace in Rabat the representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini.
The European Union and Morocco signed a new fisheries agreement in Brussels on Monday, including the waters of the Sahara.