Europe is toughening its stance, but the reality on the ground is catching up with it. In the third quarter of this year, the European Union countries ordered nearly 6,700 Moroccans to leave the territory. An impressive figure on paper, but which hides a bitter failure in implementation: the vast majority of these expulsions are never carried out.
A page of history resurfaces from the depths of the Atlantic. Researchers have located the wreck of the French submarine Méduse, sunk off the Moroccan coast in November 1942. A major discovery that sheds new light on the remains of World War II in the waters of the Kingdom.
The Moroccan diaspora no longer hesitates to bring legal action in their country of origin. The latest report from the Public Prosecutor’s Office for the year 2024 reveals intense activity: more than 2,000 complaints have been filed by Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) , marking a renewed confidence but also a strong expectation towards the judicial system.
It is an intensifying judicial back-and-forth. In 2024, the prisoner exchanges between Morocco and its foreign partners have reached new heights. While the Kingdom is present to extradite the offenders demanded by Europe, mainly France, the reverse is not always true, particularly with Spain.
Foreign judges, particularly French ones, have never been as numerous in requesting Morocco to track down criminals or dirty money. The 2024 report from the Public Prosecutor’s Office reveals an explosion in requests for judicial assistance: 322 letters rogatory received , an increase of nearly 23% in one year.
Vigilance pays off at the strait. The customs services of the port of Tanger Med intercepted, this Saturday, an attempt to traffic precious metals. A lot of 43 gold coins , hidden in the luggage of a traveler coming from France, was seized during a routine check.
The rapprochement between Europe and Africa is a measurable scientific reality. A recent study reveals that the Iberian Peninsula is slowly pivoting towards Morocco, a geological movement that could, in the very long term, close the Strait of Gibraltar.
End of the run for a dangerous fugitive. The Moroccan police intercepted, at the port of Tangier, a 26-year-old Dutch national. The man was the subject of an Interpol red notice issued by France for very serious acts involving drug trafficking and homicide.
The saga is over. This is another prestigious victory for Moroccan sports diplomacy. Fouzi Lekjaa, President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), officially announced this Friday the choice of Ayoub Bouaddi . The LOSC prodigy will wear the Moroccan jersey, turning his back on the French team.
The Moroccan stands will speak French. Three days before the kick-off of the Africa Cup of Nations, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has revealed impressive figures: out of the one million tickets sold, France stands out as the leading market outside the continent, driven by a mobilized diaspora and geographical proximity.
The flight of a Moroccan mother has come to an end at the gates of the Kingdom. The Spanish police intercepted, at the port of Tarifa, a woman attempting to board a ferry to Tangier with her three children, who had been taken away from her by the French justice system.
It is a Sword of Damocles weighing on 130 billion dirhams. The European directive threatening to asphyxiate Moroccan bank subsidiaries in the Old Continent is entering a critical phase. Faced with the urgency, Abdellatif Jouahri is playing the card of pragmatism: a "positive" agreement is concluded with France, but it remains suspended on the decisive green light from the European Commission to become the shield of the entire diaspora.