Rabat : Le roi Mohammed VI reçoit Federica Mogherini

Le roi Mohammed VI a reçu jeudi au palais royal de Rabat, la haute représentante de l’Union européenne pour les Affaires étrangères et la politique de sécurité, vice-présidente de la Commission européenne, Federica Mogherini. Celle-ci effectue une visite de travail au Maroc dans le cadre du renforcement du partenariat stratégique entre le Royaume du Maroc et l’Union européenne. L’audience

Nearly 89,000 illegal immigration attempts foiled by Morocco in 2018

A total of 88,761 illegal immigration attempts were foiled by the Moroccan authorities during the year 2018, of which 70,571 were third country nationals, up 37% from the previous year, according to the National Observatory of Migration. In a statement issued after its meeting on Thursday, the National Observatory of Migration, under the Interior Ministry, added that 229 trafficking networks were dismantled in 2018, stating that 80% of the illegal immigrants are foreigners and 29,715

King Mohammed VI receives Federica Mogherini at the royal palace

King Mohammed VI received Thursday, at Rabat royal palace, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-president of the European Commission Federica Mogherini, who is on a working visit as part of reinforcing the strategic partnership between the Kingdom of Morocco and the European Union. The audience granted to Mogherini was an opportunity to highlight the centrality of Morocco in the foreign policy of the European Union, as well as the excellent

Italy : An unemployed Moroccan gets a job after returning a lost wallet

The story of Omar C., 59, a Moroccan national who lives in Cartigliano (Italy), went viral on social media after he returned a wallet full of money. The unemployed father was walking with his wife along the Brenta River where he found a wallet with 900 euros, reports local online newspaper Il Giornale di Vicenza. The next day, Omar C. went to the town hall to return the wallet. When the police told the owner of the wallet about what happened, he decided to offer Omar a job, the same

Maroc - UE : Federica Mogherini rencontre des membres du gouvernement à Rabat

Le ministre de l’intérieur Abdelouafi Laftit a reçu, jeudi au siège du ministère à Rabat, la représentante de l’Union européenne pour les Affaires étrangères et la politique de sécurité, Federica Mogherini, actuellement en visite au Maroc. Cette réunion a permis aux deux responsables d’aborder les sujets ayant trait à la coopération bilatérale en matière de

RAM cancels four flights connecting Morocco to Tunisia on Thursday

After a general strike disrupted traffic at the Tunis-Carthage airport Royal Air Maroc, Morocco’s national carrier, announced, Thursday, that it was «forced to cancel the four flights connecting Casablanca to Tunis, which were scheduled for the same day». In a communiqué sent to Yabiladi, the national company stressed that it has put forward «exceptional provisions for its clients, who are affected by the canceled trips». RAM invites its customers to check

Morocco’s Mehdi Carcela misses the Belgian Golden Shoe gala because he overslept

Moroccan international footballer Mehdi Carcela was ranked second by the Belgian Golden Shoe, an award given in Belgium at the beginning of each civil year to the best footballer of the Belgian first division for the past year. However, Carcela couldn't make it to the gala during which Belgian footballer Hans Vanaken was awarded the 65th Golden Shoe. Carcela’s absence did not go unnoticed. His coach Miched Preud’homme «apologized on behalf of Standard»,

Association agreement : A new stage in Morocco-EU relations, according to Mogherini

The adoption of the agriculture agreement between the European Union (EU) and Morocco, thanks to a favorable vote by a large majority of the European Parliament, marks the beginning of a new stage in relations between the two parties, said, Wednesday in Rabat, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini. Speaking at a press briefing after her meeting with minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita, Mogherini said she is

Accord d’association : Une nouvelle étape dans les relations Maroc-UE selon Mogherini

L'adoption de l'accord agricole entre l'Union européenne (UE) et le Maroc permet de commencer une nouvelle étape dans les relations entre les deux parties. C’est ce qu’a indiqué, mercredi soir à Rabat, la haute représentante de l'UE pour les Affaires étrangères et la politique de sécurité, Federica Mogherini. S'exprimant lors d'un point de presse tenu au terme de sa rencontre avec le ministre des Affaires

Maroc : L'économie devrait s'accroître de 2,9% en 2019, selon le HCP

L’économie marocaine devrait enregistrer un taux de croissance de 2,9% en 2019 contre 3% l’année précédente, a annoncé, mercredi à Casablanca, le Haut-commissaire au Plan (HCP), Ahmed Lahlimi Alami. La situation économique mondiale devrait être marquée, en 2019, par un ralentissement de la croissance, de l’investissement et de la demande avec une instabilité des marchés des capitaux et une