France ordered 2,355 Moroccan nationals to leave its territory during the second quarter of this year, recent data from the European statistical office (Eurostat) reveal. It is followed by Italy, which ordered 1,345 Moroccan citizens to leave the country, then Belgium, with around 1,230 departure requests. In addition, Germany and the Netherlands respectively ordered more than 380 and 150 Moroccans to leave their national territory.
What about the number of Moroccans expelled or returned to their country during the second quarter of this year? According to data published by Eurostat, French authorities expelled around 345 Moroccans, while authorities in Rome expelled around 160. Furthermore, 110 Moroccans left Germany to return to their country, and 95 did the same. from Belgium, while a slightly smaller number returned from the Netherlands.
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Algerians and Moroccans top the list of foreign citizens ordered by European Union member states to leave their national territory during the second quarter of this year, Eurostat reports. These two nationalities each represent 7% of the total departure orders (more than 96,000) issued during this period, followed by Turks and Syrians, with 6% for each of these nationalities.
As for the number of foreigners who actually returned to their country of origin during this period on a European scale, it amounts to more than 25,000 people. The number of returns fell by around 4% compared to the figures recorded in the first three months of the current year. Georgian citizens top the list with 10% of total returns. They are followed by Albanians with 8%, then Turks with 7%.
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According to the same data, there was a 10% drop in the number of foreign citizens ordered to leave a European Union country compared to the figures for the second quarter of the previous year. Conversely, the number of returns or deportations to their country of origin increased by more than 21%.
