European interior and migration ministers have expressed strong support for Spain following an emergency meeting on the recent migration crisis in Ceuta, the Spanish enclave on the northern coast of Africa. The discussions focused on the large-scale arrival of migrants, the humanitarian consequences of the incident, and the European Union’s broader approach to managing migration […]
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The German government supports Morocco’s plans for the Western Sahara, a disputed territory on the northwest coast and in the Maghreb region of North and West Africa. About 20% of the Western Sahara’s territory is controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, while the remaining 80% of the territory is occupied and administered by
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In an interview with EUToday, Endre Barcs talks to German MEP Lars Patrick Berg on the growing partnership between Morocco and the EU. Morocco, under the tutelage of King Mohammed VI, who ascended to the throne in July 1999 upon the death of his father, King Hassan II, has emerged as a key strategic partner
Writing on the website of the Atlantic Council, Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou, a macroeconomist at Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center and an assistant professor of economics at the American University in Washington, DC., argues that “Europe needs a new energy option that isn’t Russia. It should turn to North Africa.” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions
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