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EU Official Pledges Efforts to Strengthen Unique Ties with Morocco
EU Official Pledges Efforts to Strengthen Unique Ties with Morocco

Morocco World

time25-06-2025

  • Business
  • Morocco World

EU Official Pledges Efforts to Strengthen Unique Ties with Morocco

Rabat – Dubravka Šuica, Commissioner for the Mediterranean and Demography, renewed the importance of EU-Morocco cooperation, noting that both sides share a common goal. 'We share a unique relationship and a common goal to deepen our partnership,' she wrote on X on Tuesday, signaling an upcoming visit to Morocco. The European official made her remarks after a phone call with Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, describing Morocco as a key and reliable partner for the EU. The European Union has been viewing the North African country as a strategic partner across different sectors. Officials from the EU and the bloc's member states, particularly Spain and France, have been consistently stressing the importance of partnership with Rabat in key areas such as migration management, trade, and regional security. Morocco is the EU's 18 biggest partner. In 2024, total trade in goods between the two parties reached over €60.6 billion, with EU imports from Morocco amounting to €25.3 billion. The imports were led by transport equipment, machinery, and appliances, along with vegetable products and textiles. EU's exports to Morocco, meanwhile, amounted to €35.3 billion, led by machinery and appliances. The Morocco-EU ties faced recent challenges, notably following a controversial ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), which annulled the fisheries and agriculture agreement between the two parties. In October last year, the court ruled that the European Commission 'violated the right of self-determination of Western Sahara 's population' by concluding trade agreements with Morocco that included products from 'the disputed territory.' Morocco responded to the court's ruling, saying that it contained legal errors and suspicious mistakes. The ministry further argued that this indicates a 'complete misunderstanding of the realities of the case, if not a blatant political bias.' Brussels also renewed its commitment to its partnership with Morocco, adding that it seeks to uphold its long-standing, strategic, and mutually beneficial relationship with Rabat. 'The EU reiterates the high value it attaches to its strategic partnership with Morocco, which is long-standing, wide-ranging, and deep,' the statement said. In response to European officials' remarks on the importance of Morocco as a strategic ally, Bourita previously called on the EU to take action and not just words, to safeguard the partnership with Rabat. 'Morocco is waiting for the European Union to clarify how it intends to address the provocations and legal and economic pressures that Morocco is currently facing,' Bourita said in November last year. The country is expecting the EU to propose 'meaningful suggestions and solutions that reflect its commitment to this partnership,' he added. Tags: EU and MoroccoMorocco and EU

Badenoch ‘looking at Danish ghetto laws' in push for ‘active integration'
Badenoch ‘looking at Danish ghetto laws' in push for ‘active integration'

Glasgow Times

time23-06-2025

  • Politics
  • Glasgow Times

Badenoch ‘looking at Danish ghetto laws' in push for ‘active integration'

Under Danish law, social housing areas with high levels of deprivation and a 'non-Western' population above 50% are declared 'parallel societies'. Such a declaration can trigger requirements to reduce the amount of social housing in an area, including through evicting residents and demolishing or turning their homes into private housing, and restrictions on who can move there. Asked whether she would consider a similar policy for the UK, Mrs Badenoch told an audience at the Policy Exchange think tank on Monday she had 'looked at it' and would be talking about it more. She said: 'I think integration is not enough. I say assimilate, I think assimilation should be the target, and if people don't assimilate, then they integrate. 'But we've had so many, so many people, so high numbers, people from lots of different places, which is not what immigration used to look like, and I think we need to move from passive to active integration.' Saying this was 'along the lines' of the Danish policy, she added: 'We need to do what works for the UK, it's not exactly the same situation, we have a much bigger population, and so many other things that would require adjustments, but that sort of thing, yes.' The Danish law is currently being challenged at the European Court of Justice by human rights groups, who argue it discriminates against people based on their ethnicity. During her appearance at the Policy Exchange event, the Conservative leader went on to say she wanted to see the state doing less, saying she did not want to see an 'active state' in areas outside policing and defence. She also argued for society to do more to prevent 'unstable' families from being formed. Asked about the role of personal responsibility in family policy, she said: 'I think that we need to start looking more at the prevention side of it. 'How do we make sure people don't start families that are unstable in the first place? I don't think that government needs to get overly involved in that. 'Society, and there is such a thing as society, needs to have some form of supporting families as well.'

Badenoch ‘looking at Danish ghetto laws' in push for ‘active integration'
Badenoch ‘looking at Danish ghetto laws' in push for ‘active integration'

North Wales Chronicle

time23-06-2025

  • Politics
  • North Wales Chronicle

Badenoch ‘looking at Danish ghetto laws' in push for ‘active integration'

Under Danish law, social housing areas with high levels of deprivation and a 'non-Western' population above 50% are declared 'parallel societies'. Such a declaration can trigger requirements to reduce the amount of social housing in an area, including through evicting residents and demolishing or turning their homes into private housing, and restrictions on who can move there. Asked whether she would consider a similar policy for the UK, Mrs Badenoch told an audience at the Policy Exchange think tank on Monday she had 'looked at it' and would be talking about it more. She said: 'I think integration is not enough. I say assimilate, I think assimilation should be the target, and if people don't assimilate, then they integrate. 'But we've had so many, so many people, so high numbers, people from lots of different places, which is not what immigration used to look like, and I think we need to move from passive to active integration.' Saying this was 'along the lines' of the Danish policy, she added: 'We need to do what works for the UK, it's not exactly the same situation, we have a much bigger population, and so many other things that would require adjustments, but that sort of thing, yes.' The Danish law is currently being challenged at the European Court of Justice by human rights groups, who argue it discriminates against people based on their ethnicity. During her appearance at the Policy Exchange event, the Conservative leader went on to say she wanted to see the state doing less, saying she did not want to see an 'active state' in areas outside policing and defence. She also argued for society to do more to prevent 'unstable' families from being formed. Asked about the role of personal responsibility in family policy, she said: 'I think that we need to start looking more at the prevention side of it. 'How do we make sure people don't start families that are unstable in the first place? I don't think that government needs to get overly involved in that. 'Society, and there is such a thing as society, needs to have some form of supporting families as well.'

Badenoch ‘looking at Danish ghetto laws' in push for ‘active integration'
Badenoch ‘looking at Danish ghetto laws' in push for ‘active integration'

South Wales Guardian

time23-06-2025

  • Politics
  • South Wales Guardian

Badenoch ‘looking at Danish ghetto laws' in push for ‘active integration'

Under Danish law, social housing areas with high levels of deprivation and a 'non-Western' population above 50% are declared 'parallel societies'. Such a declaration can trigger requirements to reduce the amount of social housing in an area, including through evicting residents and demolishing or turning their homes into private housing, and restrictions on who can move there. Asked whether she would consider a similar policy for the UK, Mrs Badenoch told an audience at the Policy Exchange think tank on Monday she had 'looked at it' and would be talking about it more. She said: 'I think integration is not enough. I say assimilate, I think assimilation should be the target, and if people don't assimilate, then they integrate. 'But we've had so many, so many people, so high numbers, people from lots of different places, which is not what immigration used to look like, and I think we need to move from passive to active integration.' Saying this was 'along the lines' of the Danish policy, she added: 'We need to do what works for the UK, it's not exactly the same situation, we have a much bigger population, and so many other things that would require adjustments, but that sort of thing, yes.' The Danish law is currently being challenged at the European Court of Justice by human rights groups, who argue it discriminates against people based on their ethnicity. During her appearance at the Policy Exchange event, the Conservative leader went on to say she wanted to see the state doing less, saying she did not want to see an 'active state' in areas outside policing and defence. She also argued for society to do more to prevent 'unstable' families from being formed. Asked about the role of personal responsibility in family policy, she said: 'I think that we need to start looking more at the prevention side of it. 'How do we make sure people don't start families that are unstable in the first place? I don't think that government needs to get overly involved in that. 'Society, and there is such a thing as society, needs to have some form of supporting families as well.'

Badenoch ‘looking at Danish ghetto laws' in push for ‘active integration'
Badenoch ‘looking at Danish ghetto laws' in push for ‘active integration'

Rhyl Journal

time23-06-2025

  • Politics
  • Rhyl Journal

Badenoch ‘looking at Danish ghetto laws' in push for ‘active integration'

Under Danish law, social housing areas with high levels of deprivation and a 'non-Western' population above 50% are declared 'parallel societies'. Such a declaration can trigger requirements to reduce the amount of social housing in an area, including through evicting residents and demolishing or turning their homes into private housing, and restrictions on who can move there. Asked whether she would consider a similar policy for the UK, Mrs Badenoch told an audience at the Policy Exchange think tank on Monday she had 'looked at it' and would be talking about it more. She said: 'I think integration is not enough. I say assimilate, I think assimilation should be the target, and if people don't assimilate, then they integrate. 'But we've had so many, so many people, so high numbers, people from lots of different places, which is not what immigration used to look like, and I think we need to move from passive to active integration.' Saying this was 'along the lines' of the Danish policy, she added: 'We need to do what works for the UK, it's not exactly the same situation, we have a much bigger population, and so many other things that would require adjustments, but that sort of thing, yes.' The Danish law is currently being challenged at the European Court of Justice by human rights groups, who argue it discriminates against people based on their ethnicity. During her appearance at the Policy Exchange event, the Conservative leader went on to say she wanted to see the state doing less, saying she did not want to see an 'active state' in areas outside policing and defence. She also argued for society to do more to prevent 'unstable' families from being formed. Asked about the role of personal responsibility in family policy, she said: 'I think that we need to start looking more at the prevention side of it. 'How do we make sure people don't start families that are unstable in the first place? I don't think that government needs to get overly involved in that. 'Society, and there is such a thing as society, needs to have some form of supporting families as well.'

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