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Morocco
BENKIRANE
ELECTED MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
A moderate Islamist leader, Mr. Abdelillah Benkirane,
was elected on Thursday to the house of representatives, representing Mazraa
in the Sale Region. This partial election is a low-key political
event but it has allowed the Islamic Party of Justice and Development (PJD)
to strengthen its position in the legislative body. [Follow
this link]
Algeria
WHAT TO DO WITH THE
MERCY LAW?
Since 1995 some 6,000 terrorists surrendered to authorities
when the “Rahma” law or the law of mercy was passed. While
most of those who surrendered were involved in the support system for the
terrorist movement, the last three months have witnessed an increase of
capitulations of actual terrorists and crime perpetrators.[Follow
this link]
Morocco-Spain
FISHING AGREEMENT
OVERSHADOWS OTHER
ISSUES
Signed in 1995, the Morocco-EU fishing agreement will
expire on November 30, 1999. The expiration of the agreement has
been the subject of a passionate debate in both sides of the Mediterranean.
It is particularly intense in Morocco where the media and the fishing industry
have been putting pressure on the government in an effort to avoid the
renewal of the agreement. It is also intense in Spain where lobby
groups are also pressuring their government to demand that the deal would
be renewed. [Follow
this link]
Magheb
THE MAGHREB’S
NEW CHANCE
The Eizenstat initiative
is finding a very interested audience in the Maghreb. There is a
strong consensus among most, if not all officials and the media, that the
American initiative must be endorsed. [Follow
this link]
OTHER TOPICS:
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[Morocco] - CONFLICT
OVER UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE: The main players involved in the
health insurance sector in Morocco are at war. The issue of a universal
health coverage for all known in Morocco as “Assurance Maladie Obligatoire”
or AMO has put the social security fund (Caisse Nationale de Securite Sociale
– CNSS) face to face with private insurance companies.
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Algeria-France
Hope to Improve Relations: After its outrage over the presidential
elections held in Algeria last month, the French government has accepted
Bouteflika as the new Chief Executive of the North African country. In
an recent interview, the French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin said that
“good relations with Algeria are for us a fundamental issue. We hope
that they become excellent.”
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