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...
Immigration
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...
Pedro Sánchez hails EU migrant deal, ‘key’ for Spain’s border management
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez praised the decision taken on Wednesday by the EU to reform its migration laws, saying it was key for Spain’s...
Migration paragraph left out of EU statement at end of summit in Granada
A planned section on migration was finally left out at the conclusion of the European Union’s informal summit in Granada (Andalusia) on Friday, after Poland and Hungary...
