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The Independent
19-03-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Spain adopts measure to transfer unaccompanied migrant minors from the Canary Islands
Spain adopted a measure Wednesday to redistribute thousands of unaccompanied underage migrants currently sheltered on the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off northwest Africa where thousands of people arrive by boat each year trying to reach Europe. The reform ends a months-long political stalemate between Spain's regions and the central government and is aimed at easing pressure on overcrowded migrant reception centers, mainly in the Canary Islands. For several months, local leaders in the Canaries have complained about a lack of resources to shelter the thousands of unaccompanied children and teenagers, many of them from West Africa, who reached their shores. In Spain, which has a population of 49 million, the central government handles the treatment of adult migrants, while regional governments are responsible for unaccompanied minors. After the measure was approved Tuesday, Ángel Victor Torres, the government minister in charge of Spain's relations with its regions, called the measure a 'milestone in the defense of human rights' and the rights of minors. 'It would be good for anyone with doubts to visit a migrant (reception) center,' said Torres, who previously led the Canary Islands regional government. "And see that in spaces for 20 people, there are 300 people, and that they are kids of 15 years, 10 years and five years." For regions such as the Canary Islands and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa who cannot host more unaccompanied minors, the measure would allow for some of them to be transferred to other regions in Spain, factoring in a region's population, per capita income, unemployment rate and other considerations. The Canary Islands are sheltering more than 5,000 unaccompanied minors across the archipelago. Some 4,000 migrants will be transferred elsewhere within mainland Spain. While final numbers are still being hashed out, the wealthy Catalonia region that includes Barcelona will only receive between 20 and 30 unaccompanied minors, a spokesperson for the Junts per Catalunya party said. The support of Catalan-separatist party Junts for the measure was key to Spain's Socialist-led minority government clinching a deal. The strip of Atlantic ocean between West Africa and the Canary Islands is one of the world's deadliest migration routes. Nearly 47,000 people who made the crossing last year reached the archipelago, shattering previous records for a second time. Most were citizens of Mali, Senegal and Morocco, with many boarding boats to Spain from the coast of Mauritania. Numbers so far this year are down, according to Spain's Interior Ministry. Almost 11,000 migrants have reached Spain this year by sea as of March 15, a 21% decrease from the same period last year. ___
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Spain adopts measure to transfer unaccompanied migrant minors from the Canary Islands
MADRID (AP) — Spain adopted a measure Wednesday to redistribute thousands of unaccompanied underage migrants currently sheltered on the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off northwest Africa where thousands of people arrive by boat each year trying to reach Europe. The reform ends a months-long political stalemate between Spain's regions and the central government and is aimed at easing pressure on overcrowded migrant reception centers, mainly in the Canary Islands. For several months, local leaders in the Canaries have complained about a lack of resources to shelter the thousands of unaccompanied children and teenagers, many of them from West Africa, who reached their shores. In Spain, which has a population of 49 million, the central government handles the treatment of adult migrants, while regional governments are responsible for unaccompanied minors. After the measure was approved Tuesday, Ángel Victor Torres, the government minister in charge of Spain's relations with its regions, called the measure a 'milestone in the defense of human rights' and the rights of minors. 'It would be good for anyone with doubts to visit a migrant (reception) center,' said Torres, who previously led the Canary Islands regional government. "And see that in spaces for 20 people, there are 300 people, and that they are kids of 15 years, 10 years and five years." For regions such as the Canary Islands and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa who cannot host more unaccompanied minors, the measure would allow for some of them to be transferred to other regions in Spain, factoring in a region's population, per capita income, unemployment rate and other considerations. The Canary Islands are sheltering more than 5,000 unaccompanied minors across the archipelago. Some 4,000 migrants will be transferred elsewhere within mainland Spain. While final numbers are still being hashed out, the wealthy Catalonia region that includes Barcelona will only receive between 20 and 30 unaccompanied minors, a spokesperson for the Junts per Catalunya party said. The support of Catalan-separatist party Junts for the measure was key to Spain's Socialist-led minority government clinching a deal. The strip of Atlantic ocean between West Africa and the Canary Islands is one of the world's deadliest migration routes. Nearly 47,000 people who made the crossing last year reached the archipelago, shattering previous records for a second time. Most were citizens of Mali, Senegal and Morocco, with many boarding boats to Spain from the coast of Mauritania. Numbers so far this year are down, according to Spain's Interior Ministry. Almost 11,000 migrants have reached Spain this year by sea as of March 15, a 21% decrease from the same period last year. ___ Follow AP's global migration coverage at
Associated Press
19-03-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Spain adopts measure to transfer unaccompanied migrant minors from the Canary Islands
MADRID (AP) — Spain adopted a measure Wednesday to redistribute thousands of unaccompanied underage migrants currently sheltered on the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off northwest Africa where thousands of people arrive by boat each year trying to reach Europe. The reform ends a months-long political stalemate between Spain's regions and the central government and is aimed at easing pressure on overcrowded migrant reception centers, mainly in the Canary Islands. For several months, local leaders in the Canaries have complained about a lack of resources to shelter the thousands of unaccompanied children and teenagers, many of them from West Africa, who reached their shores. In Spain, which has a population of 49 million, the central government handles the treatment of adult migrants, while regional governments are responsible for unaccompanied minors. After the measure was approved Tuesday, Ángel Victor Torres, the government minister in charge of Spain's relations with its regions, called the measure a 'milestone in the defense of human rights' and the rights of minors. 'It would be good for anyone with doubts to visit a migrant (reception) center,' said Torres, who previously led the Canary Islands regional government. 'And see that in spaces for 20 people, there are 300 people, and that they are kids of 15 years, 10 years and five years.' For regions such as the Canary Islands and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa who cannot host more unaccompanied minors, the measure would allow for some of them to be transferred to other regions in Spain, factoring in a region's population, per capita income, unemployment rate and other considerations. The Canary Islands are sheltering more than 5,000 unaccompanied minors across the archipelago. Some 4,000 migrants will be transferred elsewhere within mainland Spain. While final numbers are still being hashed out, the wealthy Catalonia region that includes Barcelona will only receive between 20 and 30 unaccompanied minors, a spokesperson for the Junts per Catalunya party said. The support of Catalan-separatist party Junts for the measure was key to Spain's Socialist-led minority government clinching a deal. The strip of Atlantic ocean between West Africa and the Canary Islands is one of the world's deadliest migration routes. Nearly 47,000 people who made the crossing last year reached the archipelago, shattering previous records for a second time. Most were citizens of Mali, Senegal and Morocco, with many boarding boats to Spain from the coast of Mauritania. Numbers so far this year are down, according to Spain's Interior Ministry. Almost 11,000 migrants have reached Spain this year by sea as of March 15, a 21% decrease from the same period last year.
Arab News
13-03-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Spain closes Russia probe against Catalan separatist leader
MADRID: The Spanish Supreme Court on Thursday said it had closed a treason investigation against Catalonia's exiled separatist figurehead Carles Puigdemont over alleged Russian interference in the region's failed 2017 secession bid. The worst crisis Spain had experienced in decades saw the wealthy northeastern region hold a secession referendum and proclaim a short-lived declaration of independence whose aftershocks continue to reverberate. A judge from a lower court placed Puigdemont under investigation for high treason to determine whether he had contacts with the Kremlin or tried to gain Russian support for Catalan independence in return for financial compensation. The Supreme Court said in a statement it had 'decided to close the proceedings' opened into the 'alleged Russian interference in the Catalan independence process.' Spain's top court last year shelved a separate investigation against Puigdemont for a terrorism charge related to 2019 protests in Catalonia against prison terms handed out to separatist leaders for their role in the secession bid. Puigdemont has lived in exile in Belgium since the crisis and remains Spain's most-wanted fugitive as he was excluded from the remit of an amnesty law introduced by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's leftist government to heal tensions. But his Junts per Catalunya party wields outsized influence in national politics as its seven MPs often determine whether Sanchez's minority government passes legislation in the hung parliament.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Spain Agrees to Cede Catalan Border Control in Win for Separatists
(Bloomberg) -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez agreed to hand over control of borders and migration to Catalonia's security forces, in a major win for that region's separatists. Cuts to Section 8 Housing Assistance Loom Amid HUD Uncertainty How Upzoning in Cambridge Broke the YIMBY Mold Remembering the Landscape Architect Who Embraced the City NYC Office Buildings See Resurgence as Investors Pile Into Bonds Hong Kong Joins Global Stadium Race With New $4 Billion Sports Park Sanchez's Socialist party and Catalan pro-independence group Junts per Catalunya announced the agreement Tuesday and said they've filed a draft bill in parliament, which needs to approve it. Under the deal, Catalonia's police force will guard airports, ports and 'critical areas' in cooperation with the national armed forces. The regional administration will also manage migration and deportations. The deal was a long-standing demand of separatists and serves to bolster support for Sanchez in parliament, where he needs to negotiate with about eight parties whenever he seeks to pass legislation. The premier has made a long series of concessions to Junts and ERC, another separatist group, since a hung election in mid-2023 left him leading a minority coalition government that relies heavily on their votes. The deal with Junts has sparked outrage from the opposition, with conservative People's Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo calling it an 'unprecedented' humiliation. Spain has one of the world's most decentralized administrations, with power over areas including health care and education devolved to the regional governments. Some regions, like Catalonia and the Basque Country, have had more powers devolved than others. Rich People Are Firing a Cash Cannon at the US Economy—But at What Cost? Snack Makers Are Removing Fake Colors From Processed Foods The US Is Withdrawing From Global Health at a Dangerous Time The Mysterious Billionaire Behind the World's Most Popular Vapes Trump's SALT Tax Promise Hinges on an Obscure Loophole ©2025 Bloomberg L.P.
