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Germany and Morocco agree to faster deportation procedures
The first success for German interior Minister de Maizière on his Maghreb tour: deportations of refugees to Morocco will soon be faster. Agreed by both governments.
Morocco’s interior Minister Mohamed Hassad and his German counterpart, Thomas de Maizière
Moroccan citizens will be faster deported from Germany back to their homeland. Both countries have agreed on a process to accelerated repayments. The Federal government informed the Minister of the interior Thomas de Maizière (CDU) and Morocco’s interior Minister Mohamed Hassad after a Meeting in the Moroccan capital Rabat. They wanted to focus first on those who had come in the past year, with the refugee flow to Germany and as the Syrians would have spent.
Germany and Morocco are trying to determine the identity of Moroccan citizens, on the basis of fingerprints, which are stored in Morocco for biometric passports. “The Moroccan side has communicated that it then responds, as a rule, within 45 days,” said de Maizière. In the past year were, according to the Federal office for Migration and refugees (BAMF) about 10,000 Moroccans to Germany. The recognition rate for asylum seekers from the North African country, was 3.7 percent.
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Security agreement ready soon
At the same time, both Ministers agreed to the early conclusion of a security agreement that is under negotiation for years. Only a few technical Details that needed to be clarified, then the agreement signature to be Mature, said de Maizière. The agreement concerns the fight against international terrorism, against smugglers, organised crime and illegal Migration.
Morocco is the first stop of a tour de Maizières through the Maghreb. By Tuesday evening for further talks with the governments of Algeria and Tunisia are planned. The aim is that the duration of the often months-long repatriation process is accelerated in these countries.
Stronger economic cooperation with Tunisia
Federal development Minister Gerd Müller (CSU) is also traveling in the Region. During the talks in Tunisia, it was an economically closer cooperation. “We have agreed to improve in the area of the Investments of German companies in the environment,” said Müller in the capital, Tunis. 250 companies are already in the North African country, and had invested there.
In addition, there is “full Compliance in terms of security cooperation, in terms of Migration, the question of return of rejected asylum seekers in Germany,” said Miller after the meeting with the Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid. Called Germany a reliable Partner. “Germany is the only country that has increased its investments, especially its investments abroad, after the Revolution,” he said. In March, Tunisia is planning a conference of already established companies and future investors from Germany.
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