08/04/2025 | 19:27:52 Thank you, Mister Chairman. Dear colleagues, Given its geographical location at the gateway to Europe, Morocco is bearing a heavy burden thanks to its responsible commitment and solidarity. It is a key player in regional security, thanks to its colossal efforts to combat all forms of cross-border crime. It co-operates closely with the European Union. Of course, we remain convinced that opening up legal channels for migrants to Europe could help reduce the flow of irregular migration and... 24/06/2024 | 17:14:34 Thank you, Madam chair. Dear colleagues, As a member of the Moroccan Parliamentary Delegation, I would like to express my satisfaction with the close, multidimensional relations that Morocco and the Council of Europe have maintained for many years, working together to build optimal proximity, in the logic of a community of values, and progressive harmonisation of our legislation in the European legal area. This is the objective of our partnership. Let me remind you that the Kingdom of Morocco... 25/04/2023 | 19:26:04 Madam President, Dear colleagues, The Kingdom of Morocco has made the strategic choice of anchoring itself to Europe by sharing its values and economic standards. This is an irreversible choice, especially since Morocco is a bridge between the European and African continents. Morocco considers that an enhancement of its relations with the Council of Europe is more of a necessity than a need on both sides, given the continental challenges we all face. Issues such as migration and climate... 12/10/2022 | 19:31:26 Thank you, Mr President. Dear colleagues, First of all, I would like to congratulate the rapporteurs for their excellent work. For my part, I would like to highlight the efforts of my partner country for democracy here, Morocco, a country of origin, transit and increasingly a country of destination for migrants. It continues to invest fully in the migration issue, with operations to regularise tens of thousands of irregular migrants with better integration and, consequently, better management... 24/06/2021 | 12:17:21 Mister President, Minister, Dear colleagues, I would like, on the occasion of this debate, to stress on behalf of the Moroccan Parliament that Morocco's relationship with the Council, in both its governmental and non-governmental dimensions, is rich and varied, including on the migratory side. Migrant rights, added value, diasporas and the fight against human trafficking are important axes of our bilateral cooperation and the various evaluation reports of the partnership for democracy with... 24/06/2021 | 10:20:20 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, I would like to begin by congratulating my friend Mr Paulo PISCO on his excellent report, which I welcome. We are in a globalised world: the diaspora is an essential part of the rapprochement between countries of origin and host countries. Morocco hosted a meeting of the Parliamentary Network on Diaspora Policies in Rabat in 2018 and Morocco has a very large diaspora abroad — almost 5 million — across Europe. Moroccan nationals abroad manage to be... 20/04/2021 | 09:49:51 Thank you, Mr President. We are living through the greatest ordeal our world has seen in decades, in an increasingly globalised context in the fight against COVID-19. And as the number of people vaccinated and thus immunised increases day by day, the question arises of those certificates and passports that are supposed to allow us to resume normal life within our borders and beyond. We all aspire to a collective immunity that would allow the restart of sectors of the economy that are... 25/06/2019 | 11:16:12 Thank you, Madam President. I would like to acknowledge all the work done by Ms De SUTTER, and I would also like to express our satisfaction after the unanimous adoption of the Third Assessment Report on the Partnership for Democracy, which has linked us to the Parliamentary Assembly since 2011. Year in which the Moroccan Parliament became, in a voluntary process, the first country to benefit from this status. Sharing the same values, we had taken some time of political commitment to join the...