Morocco’s Promised Foundation for Expats Faces Delays, Leaving Issues Unresolved

To establish a structured framework, capable of supporting Moroccans in the world, often faced with obstacles in their relations with the administration or in their remote integration into national life. This is the objective of the Mohammedia Foundation for Moroccans Residing Abroad. However, more than four months after the announcement of its creation by King Mohammed VI, no significant progress has been made. The Moroccan Parliament has not yet legislated in this direction. A delay in the creation of a large-scale institution that surprises many Moroccans residing abroad (MREs). They are also concerned about the lack of transparency on the reasons that could explain it, reports Rue20.

This delay would be linked both to bureaucratic slowness and to a lack of political will on the part of the elected officials. While budgetary or organizational challenges have been mentioned, no timetable has been specified so far. Would the delay in the realization of the project also be linked to the fact that the MREs are poorly represented in the local constituencies, and therefore have limited political influence? The project is stalling while the MREs will soon be numerous again to once again decide to return to the country during the summer season as part of the Marhaba operation and some of them will again find themselves confronted with administrative delays or saturated consular services.

Based on these findings, some call for a surge from the representatives of the nation, the implementation of the Mohammedia Foundation having to go through a clear legal framework and a formal commitment. It is a question of defining deadlines, structuring governance, establishing priorities. Work that falls within the prerogatives of parliamentarians.