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• Belgian-Moroccan Woman Battles Bureaucracy to Reclaim Misspelled Surname
  11 April, by Sylvanus

  Since 2019, a 73-year-old Belgian-Moroccan woman has been going through an administrative hell to have her family name corrected.
  Born in Morocco on January 5, 1952, Nawal Berrada* arrived in Saint-Gilles on July 3, 1976. She has been registered in the population register of the Brussels municipality since November 12, 1982. Her surname is correctly spelled with "2 r’s" on her birth certificate, established and corrected in Morocco. Her name Berrada is also spelled with "2 r’s" on her (…)

• Residence Permit Delays in France Leave Legal Immigrants at Risk of Losing Status
  10 April, by Prince

  In France, many foreigners in a regular situation risk finding themselves without papers due to abnormally long delays in renewing their residence permits.
  In their annual activity report for 2024, the delegates of the Defender of Rights in Alsace mentioned the delays faced by foreigners who are requesting the renewal of their residence permits through the ANEF platform. They also noted a lack of staff, particularly in the prefecture of Haut-Rhin, which penalizes applicants for residence (…)

• Morocco Intensifies Crackdown on Informal Economy to Boost Tax Revenue
  3 March, by Sylvanus

  The fight against the informal economy remains the battle horse of the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI). In this sense, it has adopted a new strategy.
  The DGI classifies the informal economy into two distinct categories. On the one hand, the structural informal economy: this category includes players generating significant profits without contributing to the state’s tax revenues, thus causing considerable losses to the general treasury of the kingdom. On the other hand, the subsistence (…)

• Morocco Unveils Plan to Digitize 2,500 Government Procedures
  28 June 2023, by Said

  The government intends to soon simplify and digitize some 2,500 procedures. This is what Ghita Mezzour, Minister of Digital Transition and Public Administration Reform, declared to the House of Representatives.
  This strategy is part of the e-government project. A roadmap has been developed, involving several key partners, including the Ministries of the Interior, Justice, Industry and Trade, as well as Economy and Finance.
  The citizen can already, she says, benefit from many digital (…)

• Casablanca to Overhaul Street Parking System, Phase Out Informal Car Guards
  6 February, by Sylvanus

  The authorities of Casablanca are working to put an end to the chaos of car guards who have become more numerous in the various streets and neighborhoods. They impose sums of money in exchange for the parking of vehicles, causing the annoyance of motorists.
  Towards the end of car guards? After suspending the issuance and renewal of car, motorcycle and other vehicle guarding permits, the Casablanca municipality will adopt, during its session this Thursday, a draft agreement aimed at (…)

• Rabat to Install AI-Powered Video Surveillance System
  25 January, by Sylvanus

  Urban security will be further strengthened in Rabat. A call for tenders for the installation of an advanced video surveillance system in the city has been launched by the Rabat Region Development Company.
  Soon an advanced video surveillance system integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and Deep Learning technologies in Rabat. The Rabat Region Development Company has launched a call for tenders for the installation of an advanced video surveillance system in the city of Rabat, (…)

• Delays in Residence Permit Processing Spark Protests in Val-de-Marne
  6 March, by Prince

  The prefecture of Val-de-Marne is in the sights of associations denouncing administrative slowness in the processing of residence permit applications for foreigners. Demonstrations have already taken place in front of the prefecture in Créteil.
  About thirty associations gathered a few days ago in front of the prefecture of Val-de-Marne to protest against the lack of speed in the processing of residence permit applications for foreigners. "I feel like a ghost. It’s hard to live with every (…)

• Morocco Upgrades Urban Security with AI-Powered Surveillance for Major Sports Events
  19 March, by Sylvanus

  Rabat and Agadir are adopting advanced surveillance systems in order to meet the security challenges posed by hosting the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN Morocco 2025) and co-organizing the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal.
  Soon an advanced video surveillance system integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and Deep Learning technologies in Rabat. The Rabat Region Development Company has recently launched a tender for the installation of an advanced video surveillance system in the city (…)

• Illegal Structures Demolished Along Agadir’s Coastal Promenade
  1 March, by Sylvanus

  In Agadir Ida-Outanane, the local authorities are proceeding with the demolition of several illegally constructed buildings on the promenade of the tourist village of Taghazout.
  Agadir Ida-Outanane is fighting against the practices of illegal occupation of the maritime public domain. The first phase of the demolition operation will concern all the structures located on the maritime public domain, in particular the spaces located on the route of the project to connect the village of (…)

• Morocco Faces Shortage of Family Record Books as Summer Return Approaches
  7 April, by Sylvanus

  Anticipating the high demand for family record books as the season approaches for the return of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs), the Ministry of the Interior is mobilizing civil status inspectors at the prefecture level in the various regions of Morocco. Currently, there is a real shortage of family record books.
  For many months, provinces and prefectures with a large number of local authorities and administrative annexes have been facing a shortage of family record books. This is (…)