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The lack of a clear legal framework governing how permanent committees interact with private sector actors results in unorganized and informal interactions. This absence of structure may harm principles of transparency and equality.   On August 7, 2024, the Constitutional Court issued its decision No. 243.24M.D[1] regarding the review of the Rules of Procedure[2] of the House of Representatives. This decision marks the second ruling on the same subject during the current legislative term (2021–2026),...

Since the COVID-19 crisis, the Moroccan government has been covering the expenses of private press companies. Over four years, the subsidies have amounted to more than 1.5 billion dirhams, a practice that harms independence, pluralism, and freedom of expression in the country Introduction Employees of private press companies have received public financial support amounting to 1.5 billion dirhams,including about 325 million dirhams at the end of the previous government’s term (2016-2021) and more than 1...

The Unified Social Registry has shifted from serving as a tool to ensure the effectiveness of social programs to acting as a subtle mechanism for establishing a minimal welfare state model. This shift is driven by existing legal and methodological constraints, as well as the use of threshold mechanisms that narrow the pool of beneficiaries.   Download article     Introduction Despite Morocco’s numerous social programs implemented over past periods, their effectiveness remained limited, and...