In its latest analysis focusing on Morocco’s migration policy, MPI says the growing Moroccan interest in sub-Saharan Africa has pushed the government to adopt integration measures and policies that respect migrants’ rights. The European Union agreed last year to provide Morocco with €148 million to address irregular migration and another €182 million to support job creation and other services. For the Migration Policy Institute, Morocco has also become a major actor in regional discussions of migration, playing a central role in creating the Euro-African Dialogue on Migration and Development (also known as the Rabat Process) that was established in 2006. The MPI analysis highlights the importance of the “New Migration Policy” launched by King Mohammed VI in 2013. The first phase of the policy’s implementation in 2014 saw more than 24,000 migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa and Syria, gain a one-year legal status.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 03, 2019 16:18 UTC