This article is part of a series of working papers of the MEDRESET project, aimed at investigating existing EU policies in the Southern and Northern Mediterranean countries and determining the ways in which they align with the social, demographic, political and economic changes that have taken place in the region over the last two decades.

The transformation of Morocco from a country of emigration to a country of immigration has changed the migratory profile of the country since the 1990s. Morocco has become a country of origin, transit but also destination. In this context, migration-related issues are mostly associated with the presence of immigrants, whereby migration is framed through a securitizing approach. In the framework of this securitizing representation of migration, this paper aims to present and analyse the perspectives of stakeholders operating in the field of migration in Morocco, by intersecting the viewpoints of governmental and para-governmental stakeholders, CSOs and migrants. The analysis of these diverse perspectives allows us to better understand the place of migration in North–South (EU–Morocco) relations.

In memory of Noureddine Harrami (1965-2018)