The Vice President of the European Parliament, Pina Picierno, a member of the Social Democrats in the European Parliament, called on Wednesday in Brussels, for a deeper multiform partnership between Morocco and the European Union.
“This partnership must foster actions in favor of the ecological and digital transition and the promotion of common values, especially in terms of security and sustainability,” said the MEP, during a meeting at the European Parliament on the theme “Cooperation and trade EU-Morocco for sustainable development in the Mediterranean”.
Given the current context and the challenges facing the world, the EU-Morocco partnership cannot be based solely on trade, yet it must aim to better promote sustainable development, peace, and stability in the Mediterranean, said Pina Picierno.
Noting that over the past twenty years during which strong ties have been created and consolidated between the Kingdom of Morocco and Europe, Vice-President Picierno expressed her wish to pursue this journey, together, for years to come.
The MEP and Salini Massimiliano, the European People’s Party (EPP) group’s member, emphasized that relations with Morocco are “essential” for the European Union, noting that, culturally, the Kingdom of Morocco is the closest African country to the EU.
“The economic, energetic, environmental and political challenges facing us today require more investment in the Mediterranean, especially in Morocco,” he argued, emphasizing the need to strengthen the partnership in the fields of renewable energy and green hydrogen.
According to Salini Massimiliano, “there is a real common will to meet the current challenges and identify the milestones on which we can focus our partnership.”
Organized by the General Confederation of Moroccan Companies (CGEM), in partnership with the European Parliament, the meeting, explored the opportunities for close cooperation between the EU and Morocco in an unstable geopolitical context and discussed the “potential of EU-Morocco relations” and the opportunities for “economic integration” and “cooperation in renewable energies”. This meeting was attended by MEPs, Moroccan parliamentarians, members of the CGEM, and its counterpart BusinessEurope.