MADRID, 8 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Moroccan Parliament has approved the creation of a commission in charge of reassessing relations with the European Parliament after the European Parliament approved a resolution critical of the situation of press freedom in the country, as well as the alleged bribery scheme in Rabat to gain influence in Brussels.
The Moroccan Chamber of Representatives has indicated in a statement published on its website that this commission will include representatives of both houses of Parliament and has stressed that the decision has come “after an in-depth discussion” on the reassessment of relations with the European Parliament. .
Also, this Wednesday an “important study and information meeting on the attacks and false accusations made against Morocco by some parties within the European Parliament” will take place, without giving more details about it.
The Moroccan Parliament announced on January 23 its decision to “re-evaluate” relations with Parliament and stressed that it “takes note with great astonishment and deep dismay” of said resolution of the European Parliament. Thus, he stated that it “has seriously damaged the trust between the two legislative institutions.”
In this sense, he described the drift traced by the European Parliament as “dangerous” at the same time that he regretted that the European Parliament “has allowed itself to be carried away by certain hostile circles” in the framework of “a campaign of false accusations directed at a traditional partner and credible”.
The text approved by the European Parliament called for respect for freedom of expression and the media, denounced the use of the ‘Pegasus’ espionage program and also demanded “a fair process” for the imprisoned journalists Omar Radi, Sulaiman Raisuni and Taufik Buachrine.