https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain and Portugal on Tuesday offered to take in most of the 141 migrants on board the Aquarius after it was given permission to dock in Malta, resolving a new standoff over the rescue ship https://www.thelocal.es/20180814/spain-to-take-in-60-of-the-141-aquarius-migrants-pm-sanchez Tue, 14 Aug 2018 18:21:58 +0200 spain-to-take-in-60-of-the-141-aquarius-migrants-pm-sanchez An NGO ship which saved 87 migrants in distress off Libya docked in Spain on Thursday after roaming the Mediterranean for days, the third such vessel to be allowed in the country in two months after Italy refused to take them in. https://www.thelocal.es/20180809/migrant-rescue-ship-docks-in-spain-again-after-italy-refusal-2 Thu, 09 Aug 2018 12:36:37 +0200 migrant-rescue-ship-docks-in-spain-again-after-italy-refusal-2 The number of migrants arriving in Spain by boat is surging, the UN said Tuesday, and it has now surpassed Italy as the top destination for Mediterranean crossings. https://www.thelocal.es/20180717/spain-overtakes-italy-as-sea-route-destination-for-migrants Tue, 17 Jul 2018 18:46:47 +0200 spain-overtakes-italy-as-sea-route-destination-for-migrants Italy's far-right interior minister on Wednesday accused Spain of failing in its commitments to receive migrants, saying it should take "the next four" rescue boats after Madrid welcomed one rejected by Rome. https://www.thelocal.es/20180621/italy-demands-spain-take-next-four-migrant-boats Thu, 21 Jun 2018 15:35:24 +0200 italy-demands-spain-take-next-four-migrant-boats Almost half of the 630 migrants that were rescued from the Mediterranean and arrived in Spain's port of Valencia at the weekend want to seek asylum in France, the Spanish government said Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180618/half-of-aquarius-migrants-seek-asylum-in-france Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:46:50 +0200 half-of-aquarius-migrants-seek-asylum-in-france An aid worker revealed the heart-wrenching phrase uttered by a 12-year-old orphan as she stepped off the boat and into his arms at Valencia port on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180618/its-been-a-long-time-since-i-was-hugged-like-this Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:01:18 +0200 its-been-a-long-time-since-i-was-hugged-like-this The 630 migrants whose rescue sparked a major migration row in Europe began disembarking in Spain on Sunday after a turbulent week that saw Italy turn them away. https://www.thelocal.es/20180617/first-aquarius-migrants-arrive-in-spain-to-cheers Sun, 17 Jun 2018 11:17:56 +0200 first-aquarius-migrants-arrive-in-spain-to-cheers Madrid said Saturday it has accepted an offer from France to take in migrants from the Aquarius rescue ship following a turbulent week surrounding the stricken vessel. https://www.thelocal.es/20180616/france-to-take-some-migrants-from-aquarius-rescue-ship Sat, 16 Jun 2018 16:41:27 +0200 france-to-take-some-migrants-from-aquarius-rescue-ship Spain will treat the hundreds of migrants who are to arrive Sunday on board the Aquarius rescue vessel "totally normally", the government said Friday, meaning some could be expelled. https://www.thelocal.es/20180616/spain-doesnt-rule-out-sending-aquarius-migrants-back Sat, 16 Jun 2018 12:23:51 +0200 spain-doesnt-rule-out-sending-aquarius-migrants-back Spain's new Socialist government has offered to take in the 629 migrants aboard the Aquarius rescue ship that was stranded in the Mediterranean after Italy and Malta refused to let it dock. https://www.thelocal.es/20180614/what-next-for-aquarius-migrants-in-spain Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:41:14 +0200 what-next-for-aquarius-migrants-in-spain Exhausted and thirsty, the migrants crowded in the heat on board the Aquarius panicked when they thought for a moment that they might get sent back to Libya. https://www.thelocal.es/20180613/fear-fatigue-relief-on-migrant-rescue-boat Wed, 13 Jun 2018 10:55:23 +0200 fear-fatigue-relief-on-migrant-rescue-boat