EU impressed by reforms in Morocco

“The EU very impressed with the reforms carried out by Morocco,” Alain Le Roy was speaking after talks with the Minister of Justice and Liberties, Mustapha Ramid.

The European Union is “very impressed” by the extent of democratic reforms undertaken by Morocco in recent years, said Monday in Brussels, the Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS), Alain Le Roy.

“The EU is positively impressed by the reforms conducted by the Morocco and especially since the adoption of the 2011 Constitution,” said the secretary general of the foreign service of the EU, in a statement to MAP to after talks with the Minister of Justice and Liberties, Mustapha Ramid.

Alain Le Roy, who particularly welcomed reforms concerning the judicial organization and the criminal and civil justice, added that the EU is “very happy” to contribute to these important projects with a budget support program € 70 million.

The EU is determined to support Morocco and to accompany him to carry out these reforms, he insisted, while acknowledging that the main effort is made by Morocco.

“The Union of 28 can only be welcomed, because that’s exactly what we want. This is a very big congratulations branded EU For this difficult and very large scale with respect to all areas of justice and human rights in Morocco, “he concluded .

The EU announced that it intends to support in 2015 the ambitious reform of the judicial system with a program of 70 million euros. For her, this reform process implemented by Morocco for two years, is expected to have significant implications both from the point of view of strengthening the rule of law that respect for fundamental rights and the improvement of business climate.