It is this Monday, June 5, that the Marhaba 2023 operation dedicated to Moroccans residing abroad will begin. The Foundation has activated the reception system in Morocco, France, Italy and Spain, composed of 24 assistance and support sites for members of the community, the Foundation said in a statement.
The Moroccan Prime Minister, Aziz Akhannouch, chaired the tenth meeting of the Ministerial Commission dedicated to Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) in Rabat yesterday, Thursday. As part of this meeting, he highlighted the government’s commitment to meeting the expectations of Moroccans of the world .
The reception of Moroccans Residing Abroad (MREs) has gradually improved in recent years, although further improvements are needed, the Moroccan customs service says in its document dedicated to the Marhaba 2023 operation. Here are the new features for this year.
According to Ceuta’s forecasts, more than 600,000 Moroccans from Europe will transit through the autonomous city as part of the Marhaba Operation which will take place between June 15 and September 15.
The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, announced on Monday, before the House of Representatives, the improvement of consular services to facilitate the arrival in Morocco of Moroccans from Europe as part of Operation Marhaba, which starts on June 15.
Morocco is preparing for the arrival of Moroccans living abroad. According to Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, the preparations for the Marhaba operation began on May 3 following a meeting of the national transit commission, chaired by the Ministry of the Interior.
The shipping company InterShipping seems to be in a delicate situation with the Moroccan authorities. This difficulty would be due to the non-payment of port taxes, particularly at the port of Tanger Ville.
The Spanish Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, assured that everything will be done to facilitate, as in previous years, the passage of thousands of Moroccans in Europe who cross the strait every summer to join the kingdom as part of Operation Marhaba.
Some 16,000 police and Civil Guard officers will be mobilized as part of the Operation Crossing the Strait or Marhaba , dedicated to Moroccans residing abroad. This decision was made this week during the meeting of officials from the two governments in Madrid.
The meeting of the Spanish-Moroccan Joint Commission was held this Wednesday at the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior to coordinate the 2023 Strait Crossing Operation (OPE-23) or Marhaba 2023 between Spain and Morocco.
The preparations for the Operation Crossing the Strait (OPE) have been launched by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior, which expects a significant flow of passengers and vehicles between June 15 and September 15. The ports of Algeciras and Tarifa will play a central role in this operation.
The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras is preparing the public auction of the ship Boraq, moored at the Isla Verde quay since 2016, with practically no activity since then.