Rabat / Brussels, 12/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - The EU has decided to grant budgetary support of 180 million dirhams (€16.1 million) to Morocco for reform of the public administration, the European delegation in Rabat said on Thursday. Cooperation with this country comprises a support chapter for which three other allocations have already been earmarked. In total, to date, the EU will have disbursed over 837 million dirham for this programme and foresees a further 817 million dirham (€73 million) for consolidating reform during the 2007-2010 period. According to the delegation in Rabat, the Moroccan reform programme conducted in coordination with the World Bank and the African Development Bank, focuses on the performance and management of public service and budgetary expenditure and contributes to the lasting viability of the macro-economic framework. (fb)