
France Welcomes Morocco's Plan to Repatriate Unaccompanied Minors from Europe
Morocco has recently made a commitment to definitively resolve the issue of unaccompanied Moroccan minors in Europe. This decision was very well received by France.

Morocco has recently made a commitment to definitively resolve the issue of unaccompanied Moroccan minors in Europe. This decision was very well received by France.

Spain has refused to grant a residence visa to Ayoub, a two-year-old Moroccan boy suffering from a rare disease. His family has no choice but to request a court authorization, a procedure that should last three good years.

There is total uncertainty about the organization of the Marhaba Operation 2021 . The Moroccan government and the scientific committee continue to reflect on the possibility of holding it from early July, in compliance with the health protocol.

Carmen Calvo, first vice-president of the Spanish government, demands guarantees and conditions before any repatriation of Moroccan minors who arrived en masse in Ceuta two weeks ago.

Morocco accuses Spain of having "facilitated" the return of Brahim Ghali to Algeria, in the early hours of Wednesday, June 2, 2021, and promises to take drastic measures urgently.

Spain is willing to work to restore relations with Morocco, but it maintains its position on the sovereignty of Western Sahara. This is what Carmen Calvo, the first deputy prime minister, indicated on Wednesday.

The Popular Party (PP) denounced on Wednesday the "catastrophic" management of the Brahim Ghali case by the government of Pedro Sánchez, and called for the "immediate" resignation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arancha González Laya.

The European Union (EU) congratulated Morocco on Tuesday for having decided to definitively settle the issue of Moroccan unaccompanied minors in an irregular situation in certain European countries.

Faced with the silence of the Moroccan government, the Association of Small Producers (UPA) of Andalusia plans to demonstrate on June 11 in front of the Moroccan consulate to demand the return of the 12,621 seasonal workers.

Brahim Ghali, the Polisario leader admitted urgently to Spain on April 18 after contracting Covid-19, left the San Pedro de Logroño hospital on Tuesday, June 1 around 9:30 pm. Accused of torture, rape and human rights violations, he had been heard during the day by the investigating judge of Madrid, Santiago Pedraz Gomez .

The issue of unaccompanied Moroccan minors abroad is a concern for King Mohammed VI who has renewed his instructions to the various ministers in charge of the file so that a definitive solution is found.

The crisis between Morocco and Spain is bad news for Moroccan seasonal workers whose labor is in high demand in the Spanish fields. The government is forced to accelerate the signing of an agreement with Honduras to avoid a shortage of agricultural labor in Spain and save the summer agricultural campaign.