In 2018, a few weeks apart, the Cercle Suisse and the Swiss Honorary Consulate opened their doors in Marrakech. These establishments in the ochre city underline Switzerland’s desire to develop its presence in the region, where it is already strongly committed in the economic, social and cultural fields. In this context, on 7 February 2019, a partnership was formed to host the Cercle within the Consulate. By housing the Cercle in the Consulate’s premises, the stakeholders’ ambition is to create a space, a “Swiss house”, where the community can now meet outside the Consulate’s official agenda. And on this first day of occupancy, a meeting on the new Moroccan tax legislation was organised for some twenty Swiss nationals living in Marrakech, in the presence of Sami Zerelli, Honorary Consul of Switzerland in Marrakech, and Christian Buri, Founding President of the Cercle. On the agenda: to inform and answer specific questions concerning the rights and obligations of foreign nationals residing in Morocco under the new tax legislation.
This day, 7 February, was also the occasion for a preliminary meeting on the formation of the Board and the statutes of the Cercle Suisse de Marrakech.