The European Union underlined, Thursday, “the strong commitment” of Morocco to pursue dialogue and cooperation in all areas related to migration.
In its report-2022 on migration and asylum, the European Commission (EC) highlighted the cooperation between Rabat and Brussels which “confirmed a strong joint commitment to continue the dialogue and cooperation in all areas related to migration, including the regional dimension, return, Talent Partnerships and fighting migrant smuggling.”
The Executive recalled the launch, last July, with Morocco of the renewed partnership on migration and the fight against people smuggling networks, noting that this partnership aims to “strengthen the legal, policy, operational and strategic frameworks in partner countries in response to migrant smuggling, and to increase the ownership, impact and long-term sustainability of their efforts”.
This partnership includes, the EC said, support for border management, enhanced police cooperation (including joint investigations), awareness-raising on the dangers of irregular migration, and enhanced cooperation with EU agencies.
The report also referred to the Talent Partnership initiative, which has identified Morocco as one of the key partners with which a partnership will be established.
According to the Commission, the “Talent Partnerships” will seek to stimulate international labor mobility and develop talent for the benefit of member states, partner countries and the business community on both sides, as well as the individuals involved.
To this end, the commission has committed to taking “concrete steps” by the end of 2022, based on the “the strong continuous cooperation on all aspects of migration management”.
Noting that this initiative is based on a pilot project, currently underway, as well as consultations with all stakeholders”, it invited Member States to actively engage in discussions with partner countries on “talent partnerships” and to present concrete proposals on how these could contribute to meeting the needs of their labor market, including identifying the number of places available in key sectors and involving private companies.
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