The ship Open Arms arrived at the port of Barcelona – Europe

The Open Arms, with 60 migrants on board, arrived at the port of Barcelona and announced on Twitter the Catalan NGO namesake, publishing a photo of the boat at the port entrance. "Welcome home," writes Open Arms. The Spanish Red Cross, the Municipality of Barcelona and the Catalan authorities have set up a reception facility similar to that planned for the arrival of Aquarius last month in Valencia. The 60 migrants rescued on June 30 off Libya were taken to the original port of Catalans Open Arms in Barcelona after the Maltese and Italian authorities refused to accept them. A press conference is scheduled in the afternoon with the Mayor of Barcelona, ​​Ada Colau, and the founder of Open Arms, Oscar Camps. The 60 migrants, of 14 different nationalities, will be examined on board by the doctors of Sanidad Exterior. They will then descend to the ground and will be transferred to the reception centers provided by the Municipality of Barcelona

The Catalan NGO Open Arms has again criticized the closing of Italian ports to NGOs from other countries Europeans carrying migrants. Anabel Montes, chief of mission with open arms, told Efe that the Italian decision "leaves us in a situation of helplessness".

Montes disputed the fact that the presence of NGO ships produces an "appeal effect". "These people were fleeing before our ships were there," he said. Montes added that the decision of the Madrid government to accommodate 60 migrants in Barcelona allows to go out "a dignified minimum" but "is not a solution" because the trip to Barcelona takes a few days and involves higher costs. 60 migrants from 14 different nationalities, 50 men, 5 women and 5 minors arrived in Barcelona aboard the Open Arms