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Following the arrival of more than 1,200 boaters in two days, the Spanish government responded. "The migration problem is a European problem and requires a European solution," Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Malaska said Saturday during a visit to the south of the country
. Refugees
Spain has replaced Italy as the main refugee destination in Europe this year. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), nearly 21,000 refugees have arrived in Spain since the beginning of the year. In Italy it was about 18,100 and in Greece about 15,500.
Spain's Socialist Interior Minister accused the Conservative government's predecessor of serious failures . The increase in the number of refugees has long appeared, and the former government has made "too little preparation" to do this, said Grande-Malaska. He announced the opening of a reception center in Algeciras, in southern Spain, for 600 migrants. (SDA)
Posted on 29.07.2018 | Updated 22 minutes ago
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