Spanish Government

“The Government told Spain people to expect 500,000 migrants under an amnesty programme where illegal arrivals could fast-track their way to residency.”

“Spain has said it has now managed to remove 53,000 of the migrants, leaving 7,000 still at large.”

“Just weeks earlier, the Spanish government announced it would provide amnesty to all illegal migrants in the country, with at least one million applying after the decree.”

“The death toll in Spain's Ceuta border crisis has climbed to 67, the Spanish government said Saturday.”

“Spain announced it was installing a 500-meter-long containment barrier along the breakwater fence into the sea after some 60,000 migrants breached the tiny Spanish territory's frontier between Thursd…”

“The Spanish Government approved plans earlier this year to give legal status to half a million undocumented migrants.”

“Spain later deployed its armed forces to bolster security in Ceuta and at its sister city of Melilla, where between 300 to 400 crossings were also reported overnight.”

“The Spanish government is also continuing with austerity measures to reduce its significant public deficit from 11.2% to 3% of its economy by 2013.”

“15bn euro austerity plan, including a 5% cut to public sector salaries”

“unemployment of more than 20%”