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Morocco migration and economic strategy development
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Discussions regarding Morocco’s migration and economic strategies have shifted from academic proposals to official state policy. Researchers Hakima Elhaite and Anis H. Bajrektarevic proposed a new paradigm for Morocco-EU relations, suggesting a ‘Diaspora Fund for Moroccans Abroad (MDM)’ to treat migration as a movement of capital and knowledge rather than a security issue. Following these proposals, King Mohammed VI addressed the 12th legislative session in Rabat, characterizing the current migration cooperation model as ‘outdated and prone to crises’. The King outlined a strategic roadmap to transform Morocco into an emerging economic power, emphasizing water, energy, food security, industrial development, and artificial intelligence. He also called for effective decentralization through the transfer of resources to regional authorities and urged the private sector to drive national transformation. On the international stage, the King asserted that partnerships, specifically with Spain, must be based on ‘sovereign choice and mutual respect rather than pressure or blackmail’. He criticized certain Spanish judicial decisions for hindering the repatriation of minors and asylum seekers, noting such hurdles benefit criminal networks. In a recent address to During the opening of the new Moroccan parliament, Parliament, the King declared reiterated that the current migration cooperation model with Spain has reached its limits. While noting that Moroccan efforts to curb irregular migration have yielded ‘concrete results’, he criticized the ‘flagrant instrumentalization’ of the issue within certain Spanish political and media environments. Citing This follows a recent surge major migration crisis in Ceuta, where July 2026, during which at least 70,000 people crossed in July, into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. The King reiterated that cooperation must be a ‘sovereign choice’ described certain Spanish court decisions as ‘obsolete’ and not subject to ‘pressure, threat, or blackmail’, proposing instead a vision centered on regional stability ‘unrealistic’, arguing they impede the repatriation of minors and shared development. Building on this stance, fake asylum seekers. Amidst these diplomatic shifts, following the September 23, 2026, legislative elections, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri has been appointed as Morocco’s first female prime minister. Morocco is now working to redefine its migration cooperation with European partners. Moving away from a model focused primarily on border security, Rabat intends to present propose a new strategic document. vision for cooperation centered on shared development, economic competitiveness, and regional stability.
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