Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Gilles Pargneaux has stressed the need to maintain healthy relations between Morocco and the European Union (EU).
“We need to evaluate our partnership with Morocco by adopting a global viewpoint,” said the French MEP and Chairman of the EU-Morocco friendship group in a letter to the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs andRead more
The Quebec city of Montreal has unanimously adopted a resolution making it a sanctuary city for undocumented migrants, according to CBC News.
Prompted by the rise of intolerance south of the border, and the unprecedented numbers of refugees streaming across the border on foot, the city saw a need to declare itself on the right side of humanity.
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Undocumented migrants have submitted 16,000 requests for regularization as of February 12 as part of Morocco’s second regularization campaign, according the Ministry in Charge of Moroccans Living Abroad and Migration Affairs.
The number was revealed on Sunday by ministry head Anis Birou while discussing the campaign at a National Human Rights Council event held at the 19th International Book FairRead more
The number of undocumented migrants who drown in the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe has reached 5,000, the highest annual total yet, the BBC quoted a UN report as saying Friday.
The latest figures, released by the UN's refugee agency, include 100 deaths reported on Thursday after two rubber dinghies sank off Italy.
The increase was down to bad weather,Read more