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Authorities in Balearic Islands demand action amid surge in irregular migrant arrivals

News Desk16th August 202522nd August 2025

16th August 202522nd August 20255702

Over 30 boats carrying roughly 600 irregular migrants reached Spain’s Balearic Islands since the start of the week, authorities said on Thursday. The surge reflects...

Ryanair welcomes conviction of disruptive passenger on flight to Lanzarote

News Desk14th August 202519th August 2025

14th August 202519th August 20254586

Ryanair has welcomed the sentencing of a disruptive passenger whose behaviour forced a holiday flight to turn back last year. The incident occurred on flight...

Death in Tenerife of teenager Jay Slater was an accident, inquest concludes

News Desk25th July 202530th July 2025

25th July 202530th July 20257880

A British teenager, Jay Slater, died after an accidental fall from a height of 20-25 metres, while trying to return to his hotel on foot...

‘We owe a lot to them’ – Sánchez hails benefits of ‘safe, orderly, regular migration’

News Desk17th July 202522nd July 2025

17th July 202522nd July 20256574

During a visit to Mauritania on Wednesday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez underscored the positive impact of immigration on Spain, speaking in the wake of...

Spanish government makes Booking.com remove over 4,000 tourist rental ads

News Desk29th June 202531st July 2025

29th June 202531st July 20256987

Booking.com, the major online hotel booking platform, has confirmed it has removed thousands of listings in Spain following the latest efforts by the Spanish government...

7 women and girls die after migrant boat capsizes on arrival to Canary Islands

News Desk28th May 20252nd June 2025

28th May 20252nd June 20251781

A tragic accident occurred just as a group of migrants from Africa was about to complete their perilous journey to Europe, when their boat capsized...

Spain approves transfer of migrant minors from Canary Islands to other regions

News Desk19th March 202524th March 2025

19th March 202524th March 20252704

Spain’s minority coalition government approved a reform on Tuesday aimed at redistributing thousands of unaccompanied migrant minors across the country, alleviating pressure on the Canary...

Police dismantle criminal gang that defrauded over 3,000 tourists in Tenerife

News Desk14th March 202520th March 2025

14th March 202520th March 20253792

Spain’s National Police in Tenerife, together with the Vigilancia Aduanera – the Customs Surveillance Unit in Santa Cruz de Tenerife – have dismantled a criminal...

Spain registers record number of foreign visitors despite anti-tourism protests

News Desk7th January 202514th January 2025

7th January 202514th January 20252184

Spain has once again shattered tourism records, despite the emergence of a growing anti-tourism movement within the country. According to data from Spain’s National Statistics...

Guardia Civil arrest 7 traffickers accused of killing asylum seekers

News Desk30th December 20248th January 2025

30th December 20248th January 20252078

Spain’s Guardia Civil police said on Sunday that they had arrested seven people smugglers accused of murdering four migrants during a sea crossing in November...

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