Madrid is preparing the official request that would allow Ceuta and Melilla to join the European customs union. Spain’s foreign minister refers to a procedure lasting one to one and a half years. At Morocco’s border, the change still depends on the unanimous agreement of the 27 member states.
Morocco is expected to harvest 93 million quintals of cereals this year. For 2027, Bank Al-Maghrib is basing its forecasts on a return to 50 million quintals. Under this assumption, economic growth would slow from 4.4% to 2.9%, despite an expected recovery in non-agricultural activities.
In a study of 300 adults in Casablanca, nearly one in three female participants was classified as physically inactive, compared with fewer than one in six men. Yet the women surveyed reported spending more time on housework and childcare.
MoroccoFor MRE families considering settling permanently in Morocco, their children’s age can become decisive. After the age of 11 or 12, the transition between school systems may be more difficult, particularly because of differences in languages and curricula.
SportIn Morocco, a setback becomes a doubt about 2030. A success becomes a threat to Spain. For several months, the same pattern has kept resurfacing in part of the Spanish debate, almost always with the same destination: the World Cup final.
MoroccoReturning to live in Morocco after several years in Europe does not necessarily mean immediately finding one’s place again. Now settled in Marrakech after having lived in France, Amina says that she was sometimes regarded as a foreigner in her own country.
FranceA Moroccan student obtained the suspension of the implicit refusal to renew her residence permit. The court has now ordered the prefecture to reconsider her case and issue her a receipt authorizing her to work , subject to a €100 penalty for each day of delay.
MoroccoA Spanish newspaper presents the electrical cables linking the two countries as Morocco’s “umbilical cord” and claims they could “switch off” its economy. The reality of this dependence is nevertheless more complex.
MoroccoA recipient of «bijstand» can continue receiving social assistance while an investigation is being conducted in Morocco. But these payments do not mean that their case has been settled: the municipality may later reclaim all or part of the money.
WorldFaced with the growing support for the Moroccan autonomy plan in the Sahara among Western powers, Algeria is strengthening its relations with countries close to Moscow. Latest stop: Alexander Lukashenko’s Belarus.
WorldA tax declaration completed nearly two years after the events weighed heavily in the case of a woman seeking assistance in the Netherlands. She had herself stated that she had been living in Morocco since 2 August 2021.
MoroccoMorocco continues to be driven by a powerful investment cycle. But behind the major construction projects, the World Bank is identifying the first signs of a slowdown: in the first quarter of 2026, cement sales fell by 11 % year on year.
MoroccoRoad access to the future Hassan II grand stadium in Benslimane will be significantly upgraded. Among the planned works is the construction of three lanes in each direction on RP3308, between the Mohammedia-Est interchange and RN1.