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News: Headlines from the Moroccan Press: Saturday, October 17, 2020

LE MATIN DU SAHARA:
The members of the Security Council reaffirm their full support for the political process conducted under the exclusive auspices of the United Nations since 2007:
The UN Security Council held closed-door consultations on Wednesday on the issue of Moroccan Sahara, during which Council members reaffirmed their full support for the political process conducted under the sole auspices of the United Nations since 2007. According to well-informed diplomatic sources contacted by MAP, Security Council members also reiterated their support for the round-table process with the participation of Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and "polisario," which has created a positive momentum in the UN process. They also stressed that the resumption of the roundtable process should build on the progress made by the former Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General, Horst Köhler...

The Council of Government adopts the Finance Bill for the fiscal year 2021:
The Council of Government, held Friday under the chairmanship of the Head of Government, Saâd Eddine El Othmani, adopted the draft finance law for the fiscal year 2021 and three draft decrees accompanying it, says a statement by the spokesman of the government. Presenting a presentation detailing the main thrusts of the Finance Bill for the fiscal year 2021, the Minister of Economy, Finance and Administrative Reform, Mohamed Benchâaboun, recalled the difficult international context marked by the crisis related to the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic and social repercussions, particularly on the activity of several sectors...

 

LIBÉRATION
What are the scenarios before the pension system for parliamentarians becomes a thing of the past? It's on! The House of Representatives has decided:
After years of polemics and unsuccessful attempts at reform, the decision to end the MP pension plan has finally been made. Indeed, an agreement was reached on the implementation of a series of measures for its final liquidation after a meeting in the House of Representatives between the President of the House of Representatives, Habib El Malki, and the presidents of the parliamentary groups and grouping, in the presence of officials of the Caisse de dépôt et de gestion (CDG)...

Mohamed Benabdelkader speaks with the head of the Council of Europe Office in Rabat:
The head of the Council of Europe (COE) Office in Morocco, Michael Ingledow, welcomed Morocco's efforts to achieve legislative and regulatory approximation with the European normative system, particularly with regard to the fight against trafficking in human beings, terrorist financing and money laundering...