Deputy and Secretary General of the Unified Socialist Party (PSU), Nabila Mounib, was very acerbic against French President Emmanuel Macron, denouncing his "unacceptable blackmail against Morocco", referring to the visa problem.
In a letter addressed to Emmanuel Macron, Younes Maamar, former director of the ONE (National Office of Electricity in Morocco), expressed his anger over the mistreatment inflicted on his mother by the French border police.
France’s refusal to issue visas to Moroccans has completed the deterioration of diplomatic relations between the two countries, already cooled after the Pegasus affair.
Faced with numerous visa refusals for France, the Movement of French Enterprises (MEDEF) advocates for the fluidity and facilitation of the precious visa for Moroccan businessmen.
The President of the Government of Ceuta, Juan Vivas, said on Tuesday that strengthening the border with Morocco will be one of his priorities until the next elections in May 2023.
The Schengen visa appointment scam is rearing its head again on the internet. A Moroccan woman was defrauded of 10,000 dirhams. Ismail Bellali, Director General of the Interbank Monetary Center (CMI), warns about this practice and advises "never to share banking data."
Moroccans are among the top applicants for study visas in Belgium. In 2021, the country received 13,957 applications, 12% of which came from the kingdom.
The restrictions on the granting of French visas also concern former Moroccan ministers, officials and businessmen.
Morocco is the second country to have benefited the most from residence permits in 2021, according to the Directorate-General of the European Commission responsible for statistical information.
The Moroccan Parliament has once again questioned the government on the restrictions on French visas. It calls on it to put an end to this difficulty faced by many Moroccans for several months.
ElGrandeToto will not be performing his scheduled concert as part of the Demifestival, organized in Sète, France. The Moroccan rap star was denied an entry visa to the country. Another refusal that annoys the artist.
Faced with numerous visa refusals for France, many Moroccan Internet users are calling on Morocco to introduce visas for French citizens wishing to visit the kingdom.