![Spanish Representatives Oppose Morocco’s Joint Bid with Spain and Portugal Spain’ Prime Minister proposed a trio bid with Morocco and Portugal to host the 2030 World Cup; but the idea does not appear to be popular with Spanish politicians. The representatives of two Spanish political parties, the People’s Party and the Citizens-Party, have said they do not want Spain to submit a joint candidacy with Portugal and Morocco for the 2030 World Cup. In a meeting organized by the National Federation of Sports Facilities Entrepreneurs (FNEID) in Madrid, the People’s party representative, Vicente Azpitarte dismissively spoke about Spain joining a trio with Morocco and Portugal to organize the World Cup. Azpitarte specifically wondered whether Spain would get any advantages from teaming up with the two countries, t Spanish news outlet Iusport reported on Wednesday. The Citizens-Party representative, Roberto Nunez, agreed with Azpitarte. “We do not intend to organize a World Cup with other countries. Spain has more than enough capacity [to organize the World Cup], it is a country that has already organized a World Cup, and we do not understand that proposal,” Nunez said. The adviser of United Podemos, Oscar Penas, stated that he does not clearly see why “the priority is to organize a World Cup or an Olympiad at this time.” Morocco and Spain cooperate on a number of issues, ranging from security and migration to trade and education. On November 18, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, arrived in Morocco for a first visit since his election to premiership. During his visit, Sanchez proposed to both Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani and King Mohammed VI a joint bid for the 2030 World Cup. “We are launching a joint message, which is that this will be a bid between two continents. The King of Morocco is receptive and we’re going to work on it with Portugal. We are very excited about it,” Sanchez said.](https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ABL-Launches-in-Casablanca-Becoming-Africa’s-First-Aircraft-Leaser-180x135.jpeg "ABL Launches in Casablanca, Becoming Africa’s First Aircraft Leaser")
Rabat - Amid the recent debate over Darija and Arabic, King Mohammed VI is expected to chair a meeting on education today in Rabat.
Rabat – Amid the recent debate over Darija and Arabic, King Mohammed VI is expected to chair a meeting on education today in Rabat.
The King is expected to receive Minister of Education Said Amzazi, who may present his education strategy for the coming days, sources told Moroccan news platform Media24.
It would be the first official royal activity of the King in Morocco since his official working trip to the UAE.
In his recent speeches, including the Throne Day speech, the monarch gave special notice to education. The King has ordered the government to “give strong impetus to school enrolment programs and combat school dropout” starting this academic year.
Amidst the reforms pledged by the government, controversy erupted at the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year due to the use of words in Darija (Moroccan Arabic) in school books for early education.
The decision to include the words in Darija put the minister of education under scrutiny, as he emphasized that the use of Darija was “purely for education purposes.”
The minister is also expected to give a thorough presentation today about his vision to improve education in the country.
Medias24’s source added that several other issues related to education will be discussed, including school dropout rates and the Tayssir program on school enrollment support.
In the Throne Day speech delivered on July 29, the monarch said that the Tayssir program is a provisional social measures which could make education reforms bears fruit.
“The above measures are designed to ease the burden on families and to provide them with support to make sure their children continue to attend school and training programs,” said the King.
The King’s other provisional measures include early childhood education, school transportation, school cafeterias, and boarding schools.
The potential meeting today will also include discussions on the generalization of preschool education and the practice and learning of foreign languages, added the source to the news outlet.
