Germany is trying to play the appeasement card following Morocco’s decision to suspend all contact, interaction or action with both its embassy in Rabat and the German cooperation agencies and political foundations.
What business opportunities with Morocco ? This was the focus of a videoconference organized by the Andalusian Agency for the Promotion of Exports (Extenda), which was attended by about a hundred Andalusian operators.
In a written question, MEP Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Danish Social Democratic Party) claimed that the activities of European trawlers in the waters of the Sahara violate "the CJEU ruling of February 27, 2018", largely in favor of the Polisario. Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, tried to respond to her.
"Economic recovery of Morocco: the mobilization of skills, entrepreneurs and Moroccan investors worldwide, the lever of synergies", this is the theme at the heart of the discussions, on Tuesday, February 16, between the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) and Moroccan entrepreneurs worldwide.
A joint communication was approved on Tuesday by the European Commission and the High Representative. This communication suggests a new bold and innovative agenda for the Mediterranean, in order to intensify and relaunch the strategic partnership between Europe and its southern partners, including Morocco.
Thanks to political, economic and social reforms, Morocco remains a reliable destination for foreign investors, mainly Spanish. This is what Karima Benyaich, the Moroccan ambassador to Spain, indicated.
The Royal Armored School (ERB) of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) in Meknes organized a series of training sessions on TOW2A anti-tank missiles for the benefit of Moroccan military personnel. These trainings are part of the Moroccan-American military cooperation.
Since the normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel , several projects are in the works. Thus, many personalities from the business world in various sectors of the economy like Joseph Levy, have addressed the issue of the creation of a Chamber of Commerce in Casablanca .
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US intelligence agency (CIA) sent messages of congratulations and gratitude to the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) . They thanked it for its contribution to the fight against terrorism.
Abderrahim Bayoud, this is the name that is mentioned to head the Moroccan liaison office in Tel Aviv, Israel. If his appointment is confirmed, he should join his post in a few days.
Since the normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel, the demands are increasingly strong from Israelis who want to visit Morocco, and vice versa. This will be effective as soon as direct flights between Rabat and Tel Aviv are set up, says the chargé d’affaires of the Israeli liaison office David Govrin, who says he expects a "spectacular increase" in the number of Israeli tourists in Morocco.
Ceuta and Melilla should stop complaining about the inaction of the Spanish government in the face of the economic pressure they are suffering from Morocco, writes journalist Ignacio Cembrero. They would rather do better to seek the support of the EU to ensure compliance with the cooperation agreements between the latter and the kingdom.