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Interior ministry confirms contact with Brussels to find safe port for Spanish rescue ship with 151 aboard

Brussels says it cannot mediate until a member state makes a formal coordination petition

David Sassoli has called on Jean-Claude Juncker to find a solution for the 121 people on board the boat, which has been denied entry by Italy and Malta

Authorities in Valencia and Catalonia have asked the government for permission to allow ‘Open Arms’ to dock

A surge in complaints has led to more guarantees for the minors, but there is renewed political support for sending them back

The funding is on top of the €140 million the EU has pledged to provide the North African country

The man, who was traveling on the backup aircraft used by President Jair Bolsonaro, was carrying the drugs in packages contained in his hand luggage

Over a period of six months, Spain took in 1,000 people who were stranded in the Mediterranean while other EU countries turned them away. These are some of their stories

The far-right party is taking advantage of tension over undocumented migrants and unemployment to attract voters in the Spanish exclave in North Africa ahead of the local election on May 26

According to a study by the International Organization for Migration, Morocco is the country where immigrants suffer the most

A vessel operated by an NGO is trying to deliver humanitarian relief to Lesbos, but Spanish authorities say it needs a new permit despite having one from Portugal

Processing delays in residency permit renewals have seen bank accounts closed, and are causing problems for those who want to travel to or from their home countries

Sea rescue services will be able to return some migrants to Moroccan ports instead of taking them to Spanish ones

Germany received nearly three times as many applications last year and granted protection to 50% of them, according to the Spanish Refugee Support Commission

Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska expressed veiled criticism for Italy and Malta – who would benefit most from the initiative – for not doing their part

The Socialist Party government has presented a plan to repatriate underage migrants despite criticism it is crossing a red line

Figures show that Moroccans and Algerians topped the list of deportations due to bilateral agreements

Maltese authorities agreed to take the 12 people on board but only as a temporary measure for “humanitarian reasons”

The 12 Africans who were plucked from the sea by a Spanish fishing boat are terrified of being returned

Report from Special Representative Tomáš Boček calls for an end to express deportations at Ceuta and Melilla and “legal and safe access” to the peninsula

The southern Spanish region wants to reactivate a 2007 bilateral agreement to cope with overcrowded centers packed with 2,500 foreign youngsters

The 87 people on board the ‘Open Arms’ will not be offered the same conditions as the ‘Aquarius’

Regions struggling with surge in unaccompanied minors say other parts of the country not doing enough

EL PAÍS follows four Algerians from the rescue ship as they enter this new chapter

Support associations criticize lack of planning by authorities despite reports warning of rise in arrivals

Everyday Spanish people are being hurt by false accusations – like Francisco who was wrongly blamed for a brutal robbery in a viral Facebook post

Property owners are turning to extreme measures to protect their properties, and avoid lengthy legal battles that can take months to go through the Spanish courts