Coming home? 132,000 descendants of Spain’s exiled Jews seek nationality
Over 500 years after their descendants were expelled from Spain in 1492, more than 132,000 Jews have applied for Spanish nationality under a limited-term offer
Spain offers closest ports as safe haven for migrant vessel
The EU has praised Spain for taking in the NGO vessel Open Arms, which has been denied entry to Italy with over 100 migrants on board.
Migrants stranded at sea off Malta to be redistributed around EU
After being at the sea for four days, a group of migrants are finally allowed to enter Malta and will be distributed around the EU countries.
EU asylum influx has eased, but Venezuelan applications sharply up
The asylum claims within the EU have decreased after its peak in 2015. Due to the current political situation in Venezuela however, the number of asylum applications is slowly rising.
Frontex: Illegal migration to Europe hits 5-year low
The number of illegal migrants in the European Union last year dropped and reached the lowest level in five years.
German migrant rescue ship appeals for help
A German rescue ship carrying dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean says it needs urgent help in worsening weather conditions.
EU ministers talk about terrorism and migration
Interior ministers from six EU countries and representatives from the EU Commission met in Lyon to discuss migration and the fight against terrorism.
Four EU countries to take in Aquarius migrants
France, Portugal, Germany and Spain struck a deal to take in migrants from the rescue ship Aquarius, after they are brought to Malta.
Malta recovers bodies and survivors from sinking migrant boat
The Maltese armed forces announced that they had rescued 100 passengers and recovered two bodies from a boat that was about to drown.
NGO migrant vessel docks in Spain after turned away from Italy, Malta
A Spanish migrant rescue boat that has been rejected by Italy and Malta has docked in Spain amid a heated debate over which countries will accept the 87 refugees on board.