The Diplomat
The European Union will increase the European funds it allocates to Morocco for cooperation in the area of migration until 2027 to 500 million euros, EU sources told Europa Press.
European diplomacy is negotiating priorities in its relations with the North African country, and the first budgetary estimates point to an increase in the funds earmarked until 2027 to ensure border management, on the understanding that Morocco has become one of the key players in halting the flow of illegal migration to Europe.
The more than 500 million euros will be allocated to migrant protection, border management and combating human trafficking, according to sources consulted. This allocation represents a significant increase in aid to Morocco, which received 346 million under the previous EU budget.
The need to increase European funds to achieve “orderly and fair” migration from African countries was precisely expressed by the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, at the last meeting of European ministers in Prague. “They need regular, predictable and substantial assistance, which has so far been insufficient,” he said.
