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 agrees to take Open Arms migrants and Italy refuses Spain's government offered on Sunday to take in the charity vessel Open Arms with more than 100 migrants on board because of Italy's "inconceivable" refusal to allow it to dock. https://www.thelocal.es/20190818/spain-agrees-to-take-open-arms-migrants-and-italy-refuses Sun, 18 Aug 2019 15:16:31 +0200 spain-agrees-to-take-open-arms-migrants-and-italy-refuses Salvini clears 27 more migrants to leave Spanish ship Open Arms Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Saturday reluctantly authorised 27 migrant children rescued at sea to disembark from a charity vessel anchored in limbo off Lampedusa island for days. https://www.thelocal.es/20190818/salvini-clears-27-more-migrants-to-leave-ship-in-lampedusa Sun, 18 Aug 2019 11:18:33 +0200 salvini-clears-27-more-migrants-to-leave-ship-in-lampedusa Four more migrants evacuated from Spanish ship Open Arms Several more migrants have been taken from the rescue vessel Open Arms for medical reasons to the Italian island of Lampedusa, the Spanish charity which operates the boat said Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190817/four-more-migrants-evacuated-from-spanish-ship-open-arms Sat, 17 Aug 2019 11:29:16 +0200 four-more-migrants-evacuated-from-spanish-ship-open-arms EU countries offer to take in migrants stranded in Mediterranean Six EU countries have offered to take in some of the 147 migrants stranded on a Spanish rescue ship near the Italian island of Lampedusa. https://www.thelocal.es/20190815/six-eu-countries-volunteer-to-take-in-migrants-stranded-in-mediterranean-waters Thu, 15 Aug 2019 17:46:38 +0200 six-eu-countries-volunteer-to-take-in-migrants-stranded-in-mediterranean-waters 'EU must do more for immigrants': Spanish PM Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy urged European leaders on Wednesday to "redouble" efforts to tackle a wave of migration that has left hundreds of Africans dead in boat wrecks off EU shores. https://www.thelocal.es/20131023/eu-must-do-better-on-immigration-spanish-pm Wed, 23 Oct 2013 17:32:00 +0200 eu-must-do-better-on-immigration-spanish-pm Italian tragedy highlights Spain's refugee crisis Packed in wooden boats or rubber dinghies, migrants from Africa are still making the journey across the sea to try to enter Spain illegally despite the perils highlighted by the tragic shipwreck off Italy. https://www.thelocal.es/20131007/italian-tragedy-highlights-spains-immigration-crisis Mon, 07 Oct 2013 11:20:00 +0200 italian-tragedy-highlights-spains-immigration-crisis Spain grieves with Italy after Lampedusa tragedy The Spanish Government has officially offered its condolences in the wake of a tragedy off the coast of the Italian Island of Lampedusa which led to the death of hundreds of would-be immigrants. https://www.thelocal.es/20131004/spain-grieves-with-italy-after-lampedusa-tragedy Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:00:00 +0200 spain-grieves-with-italy-after-lampedusa-tragedy