The Local Spain 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 rescues more than 200 migrants from Med Spanish coastguards rescued more than 200 migrants on Saturday as they attempted to make the perilous sea crossing from north Africa to Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20170624/spain-rescues-more-than-200-migrants-from-med Sat, 24 Jun 2017 20:57:22 +0200 spain-rescues-more-than-200-migrants-from-med Refugee rescue group accuses EU border agency of plotting against them A Spanish group which has been rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean since 2016 accused the EU's border control agency Frontex on Wednesday of plotting to discredit private aid organisations in order to put off donors. https://www.thelocal.es/20170413/migrant-rescuers-accuse-eu-border-agency-of-conspiracy Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:07:41 +0200 migrant-rescuers-accuse-eu-border-agency-of-conspiracy EU border agency struggling with less than half the requested guards EU countries have provided the bloc's Frontex border agency with less than half the personnel it has requested to deal with a record influx of migrants, the agency's deputy head has said. https://www.thelocal.es/20151112/europe-migrants-frontex-refugees-border-spain Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:33:49 +0100 europe-migrants-frontex-refugees-border-spain