Politics

Madrid - The actions taken by Morocco to manage migratory flows, as part of a "humanist, proactive, and holistic" approach, are an "example to be followed" by other countries in the region, according to Spanish jurist Miguel Angel Puyol.

Rabat - Over the past five years, Moroccan authorities have thwarted some 366,000 attempts to emigrate illegally to Europe. This number rose to 70,781 failed attempts in 2022 and 25,519 at the end of May 2023, according to data provided by the Interior Ministry.

Rabat - Morocco's handling of the coordinated assaults led by illegal migrants during last year's attempted incursion into Melilla was carried out in accordance with the law, which earned Morocco international recognition, said international law, migration law and human rights expert, Sabri Lhou.

Rabat - The attempted assault on the occupied enclave of Melilia, carried out on June 24, 2022 by a group of illegal sub-Saharan migrants, can only be described as a premeditated criminal act that reveals the aims of its instigators and those of the parties who planned its execution.

Rabat - A year ago, a group of illegal sub-Saharan migrants attempted to storm the occupied enclave of Melilia by scaling the metal fence separating the occupied enclave from Nador. Here follows the timeline of the events of this migratory precedent:

Rabat - Migration governance in Morocco is based on a holistic, multi-dimensional approach which, by prioritizing respect for the migrants' rights and dignity, is intended to be efficient and proactive in the fight against mafia networks and human trafficking.



Rabat - The context of the events that took place in June 2022 following the assault led by illegal migrants on the fence of the occupied city of Melilla was linked to attempts to challenge Morocco's efforts in the areas of immigration, asylum and human rights, said Naoufal Bouamri, lawyer and researcher on the Sahara issue.

Nairobi - The ruling issued by France’s Tarascon Court condemning the Confédération Paysanne, a French trade union organization used to obstruct the agricultural agreement between Morocco and the European Union (EU), is "a new legal setback for the +polisario+ and its proxies in France," writes the Kenyan newspaper KBC.

Rabat - Morocco considers the management of migratory flows to be a geopolitical priority, essential both for its own security and for the stability of the northern Mediterranean region, said Cherkaoui Roudani, an academic and expert in geostrategy and security.

Rabat - The attempted assault on the occupied enclave of Melilia, carried out on June 24, 2022 by a group of illegal sub-Saharan migrants was no ordinary event but a fully-fledged, premeditated and meticulously organized criminal act, said Atik Essaid, professor of public law and political science at Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakech.