Dutch teenagers with no Moroccan background whatsoever are placed in a center in Morocco. Their unfamiliarity with the country and its language is presented as an advantage by the organization hosting them. Twelve young people have been sent there over five years.
The European Commission establishes a direct link between youth unemployment, the mobilizations that emerged in Morocco in late 2025 and the country’s stability. Brussels is releasing 16 million euros, but is placing greater emphasis on civic participation, sport and culture than on the direct creation of jobs.
A preacher from Berkane was suspended after delivering a sermon devoted to citizenship and the collective departures to Ceuta. He notably called for reflection on the reasons driving young Moroccans to want to leave their country.
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.
Up to 90% of Moroccan girls use a medical certificate to be excused from physical education. This surprising finding appears in an official European Commission document devoted to youth in Morocco.
Morocco is expanding its motorways, stadiums, factories and major projects as 2030 approaches. But behind this spectacular transformation lies a more difficult problem to solve: some young people still do not see this modernization translating into enough jobs.
A national survey reveals a growing disinterest of Moroccans in marriage. Between financial constraints and a thirst for independence, more than half of singles no longer wish to commit, despite the persistent importance of values and the desire to start a family.
A supposed wave of child disappearances, including that of little Soundous in Chefchaouen, is causing great emotion in Morocco. Faced with the anguish of families, experts are calling for a collective and permanent mobilization to guarantee the safety of the youngest.
In Belgium, the month of Ramadan has become a powerful identity marker among young people, prompting some children as young as 8 to fast despite health recommendations, amid a climate of social pressure.
The face of Morocco is changing radically . The latest results from the 2024 Census confirm a brutal acceleration in the aging of the population. With more than 5 million elderly people, the Kingdom is facing a social and economic time bomb that urgently requires a rethinking of retirement and health policies.
The GenZ 212 collective has announced the end of the "first phase of its peaceful movement", welcoming the success of its action which has "contributed to stimulating a national debate on the priorities of Moroccan society and to making the voice and sufferings of youth heard at the national and international levels".