Over 82% of young Moroccans living in Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands consider themselves to be foreigners in their countries of residence, according to a recent study by the French International Institute for Marketing Opinion (IFOP).
Most of the respondents reside in the Netherlands (84%), France (80%), Belgium (79%) and Spain (70%), Germany (67%), and Italy (60%), 82% are considered foreigners, either in their country of residence or in Morocco, added the same source.
The study emphasized that this perception is more felt among young Moroccans residing in Italy (92%), Germany (91%), Spain, and the Netherlands (82%).
In Spain, 80% of nationals living abroad have Moroccan citizenship and have completed their primary or secondary studies in Morocco, while 40% have Spanish citizenship.
The study also indicated that 86% of Moroccans living in France hold citizenship because they pursued their higher education there (50%).
In Italy, only 29% of Moroccans living abroad surveyed had Italian citizenship, compared to 82% in Germany, 88% in Belgium, and 99% in the Netherlands, added the same source.
Regarding the local language spoken, Italy is at the bottom of this category at 57%, far behind diaspora in France (94%), Germany (97%), Spain (81%), Belgium (97%), and the Netherlands (99%), said the same source.
Those surveyed also face difficulties linked to working conditions, among them 62% in Italy, 23% in France, 31% in Germany, 50% in Spain, 30% in Belgium, and 37% in the Netherlands.
They also complain about wages, including 12% in Belgium, 57% in Italy, and 35% in Spain, added the study.
The study was carried out in partnership with the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME) and was conducted among 1,433 young nationals living abroad between the ages of 18 and 35.
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