The Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, announced on Thursday in Rabat the adoption of a new support scheme for press companies.
During a press conference dedicated to presenting updates on press self-regulation and reviewing the overall situation of the sector, the Minister noted that his Department and the Ministry of Economy and Finance adopted a joint decision to return to the previous support formula, while allocating a larger budget for this purpose.
Bensaid attributed the delay in implementing this decision to the fact that some small and medium-sized enterprises had not followed the procedure, "unlike the larger companies that had already submitted their files."
In the same context, the Minister announced the entry into force of a new legal provision granting journalists expanded rights concerning the moral rights over their articles, specifying that a budget of approximately 30 million dirhams has been allocated for moral rights.
He stressed that press companies holding copyright will receive 30% of this amount, emphasizing that these sums do not constitute remuneration, but rather a "right" aimed at strengthening the socio-professional situation of journalists.
The Minister called on companies and journalists to join the Moroccan Office of Copyright and Related Rights in order to receive and benefit from these rights.
(MAP: 19 February 2026)
