Moroccans Lead EU Naturalizations in 2022, Eurostat Reports
4 March 2024
Moroccans were the most naturalized in Europe in 2022. This is revealed by the public agency, Eurostat, which recently published its statistics on naturalizations.
Immigration
"I have Morocco in my genes and Belgium in my veins"
20 February 2024
Mohamed Sennahe and Alexy Mesrour, two Belgian-Moroccans living in Verviers, tell their story, punctuated by difficulties and duality. Still connected to their Moroccan (…)
Moroccans in Belgium: between successful integration and persistent discrimination
19 February 2024
60 years after the signing by Rabat and Brussels of the convention "on the employment of Moroccan workers in Belgium", no emblematic place that could contribute to weaving (…)
EU Expels Record 431,000 Migrants in 2022; Moroccans Among Top Nationalities Deported
3 February 2024
Some 431,000 migrants, including 31,000 Moroccans, were expelled from the territory of the European Union (EU) in 2022, according to a recent Eurostat report entitled (…)
Asylum Seekers Overwhelm Madrid Airport as Migrants Exploit Layover Loophole
1 February 2024
Sub-Saharan and Moroccan migrants have found a new modus operandi. They board flights at Casablanca airport bound for Latin American countries, then take advantage of the (…)
Morocco-Algeria Border Briefly Opens for Migrant’s Repatriation
26 January 2024
The border between Algeria and Morocco was exceptionally opened this week to repatriate the body of a 28-year-old Moroccan migrant who drowned in Algeria.
Brussels Considers Street Names Honoring Moroccan and Turkish Immigrants
28 December 2023
Mourad Maimouni, an independent municipal councilor, suggested during a Brussels municipal council session to rename streets in tribute to Moroccan and Turkish immigrant (…)
Immigration Law Sparks Outcry: Foreign Students Face New Hurdles in France
22 December 2023
The academic world denounces the tightening of the conditions for the arrival of foreign students in France provided for in the immigration law, voted on Tuesday, December 19, (…)
Study: Immigrant Workers Prominent in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Construction Industry
13 November 2023
In the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region, immigrant workers and Moroccans in particular are more numerous to work in the construction sector, according to a recent study by Insee.
Moroccan Brothers Reunite After 15 Years Following Migrant Boat Journey
25 October 2023
Mohamed Ihmoudni arrived by boat in Lanzarote in 2008 from Morocco, when he was only 8 years old. On October 15, he found his younger brother who joined him from Agadir on the (…)