Many young French people of immigrant background have left France to emigrate to the United Arab Emirates, more precisely to Dubai, where they say they "feel more at ease," far from the problems related to their religious identity. They do not regret their choice.
The council and the Wilaya of the Souss-Massa region, the ministry in charge of Moroccans living abroad and the French Development Agency (AFD) proceeded on Wednesday to the signing of two conventions within the framework of the Regional Program of Policies and Initiatives for Moroccans living abroad and migrants (PRIM).
As of July 1st last year, there were some 771,683 Moroccans legally established in Spain. This figure is up 1.4% (+10,968 people) compared to January 1st of the same year, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
A young Guinean found himself in prison in Morocco for migrant trafficking, while he had tried immigration with Mauritanians. His family and the Moroccan Association for Human Rights are calling on Guinea to intervene so that he can regain his freedom.
In Brussels, a violent fight broke out on Saturday, January 23, between local youths and migrants. The report indicates several injured.
An Algerian woman living illegally in Morocco for more than twenty years is moving the web in a statement addressed to the authorities of her country. In a video, this single mother over 50 years old, with tears in her eyes, begs the Algerian authorities to issue the necessary documents to allow her son to go to Algeria.
Moroccans who intend to emigrate to other skies represent 23.3% of the non-migrant Moroccan population. This is revealed by the national survey on international migration carried out by the High Commission for Planning (HCP).
Given the importance of learning the Arabic language for better integration of migrants in Morocco, an awareness campaign called "Taalem Dajira" (Learn Arabic) will be launched on the occasion of International Migrants Day, this December 18. The campaign is initiated by the "Papiers pour tous" collective.
As part of International Migrants Day celebrated on December 18, the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME) is organizing a series of talk shows for Moroccans living abroad from December 17 to 21.
A collective of associations and unions filed appeals before the administrative courts of Ile-de-France on Thursday, in order to be able to file their applications for residence permits. By dematerializing the appointment scheduling process online only, the authorities have "virtually closed the doors to exceptional admission to residence," these associations believe.
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have welcomed the European Commission’s proposal to revise and modernize the Visa Information System (VIS). The two bodies reached a provisional agreement on Tuesday.
The head of the Spanish Executive is expected in Morocco on December 17th. This upcoming visit by Pedro Sanchez could give a good boost to Moroccan-Spanish relations.