Spanish government unveils 3-year strategy to boost ties with Africa
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has unveiled a new three-year strategic plan to boost Spain’s economic and diplomatic ties with Africa and develop ‘legal channels’
Immigration
Spanish government will legalise 300,000 more migrants per year
Spain’s coalition government led by the socialist PSOE party and left-wing umbrella group, Sumar, announced on Tuesday an immigration law reform that will regularise tens
Spain’s booming summer service sector and foreign workers reduce jobless rate
Spain’s unemployment rate fell slightly lower in the third quarter as the service sector expanded, official data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on
Pedro Sánchez argues for Europe to be ‘open & prosperous’, not ‘closed & poor’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez argued for Europe to remain ‘open and prosperous’ instead of ‘closed and poor’ in a European Council summit in which
Pedro Sánchez calls upon EU to speed up deal on managing irregular migrants
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for new EU rules on handling irregular arrivals of asylum seekers and migrants to come into force in
Search continues for 48 migrants missing after boat capsizes off Canary Islands
Rescue crews on Monday renewed the search for at least 48 migrants missing since their boat capsized off the Canary Islands over the weekend, a
Spain recalls ambassador after Argentina’s Milei calls Sánchez’s wife ‘corrupt’
The Spanish government on Sunday said it was recalling its ambassador from Buenos Aires after Argentine President Javier Milei, speaking at a far-right gathering in
Two people smugglers sentenced to 9 years each in Spain over migrant deaths
Two people smugglers have been sentenced to nine years each in prison for the deaths of four Moroccan migrants who drowned after they were forced
Spain to debate granting residency to some 500,000 undocumented immigrants
The Spanish Congress is to consider legislation that could grant residency and work permits to nearly half a million foreigners living in Spain without proper
Over 6,600 migrants died or disappeared trying to reach Spain last year
A migrants rights group has reported that at least 6,618 people died or went missing while attempting to reach Spain by sea during 2023. This
