The Spanish government set up a Commission to resolve the issue of immigrants

The government of Spain creates the interdepartmental Commission for settlement of immigrants, said on the last working day of the week Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria.

The first meeting of the Commission, which in addition to the relevant Ministers (employment and social security, health, justice, education, foreign Affairs and defence) will be Authorized Autonomous communities involved in the migration, will be held in the first day of the week, September 7, Santamaria said at a press conference following the meeting of the Council of Ministers. The Commission itself will lead Deputy Prime Minister.

"We wish to make the system of reception of immigrants ", said Santamaria, adding that "this is a difficult subject to control" and that ought to hold "both short-term and long-term" policy in this area.

According to the Vice Premier, the story is not only about the reception of immigrants "in a difficult and critical time," but also about " analysis as to offer them a future." In her expressions, different administrative authorities are obliged to review the opportunities available, as the story is " not only to accept but also to integrate and propose future ".

Santamaria recalled that Spain in July agreed to take on the EU quota 2700 immigrants, but made clear that this quantity can be increased due to worsening of the fall migration." We understand that we are obliged to respond to the maximum single and solidarity (the mass influx of immigrants over the last time period in the European Union - ed.), " said Santamaria.

this week Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy for the first time said, despite the fact that Spain is currently expressed willingness to accept 2739 migrants, Under certain conditions, this figure can be revised.

The head of the European Council Donald Tusk on Thursday said that member countries of the European Union are obliged to distribute at least 100 thousand immigrants. When printing this Spanish newspaper EL Pais, quoting its sources said that the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker wants to put forward a proposal about 120 thousands of immigrants in addition to the agreed number.

in July, the Ministers of the interior 23 of the 28 EU member States undertook, beginning in October, to take more than 32 thousand immigrants arrived in Greece and Italy, and to resettle in the European Union 22, 5 thousand from the border With Syria countries, for a Total of 54 760 thousand people.

according to media reports, Germany, France and Spain will host the "lion's share" of immigrants from third States, respectively, 21, 91%, 16, 88%, 10, 72%. To return to the discussion of the question of quotas the EU authorities gathered in early winter.

However, due to the crisis situation in recent weeks, the issue of quotas will be decided much earlier. For example, on the last working day of the week in Luxembourg, is held an informal meeting of foreign Ministers of EU member States, and on 14 September in Brussels will hold dialogues of the head of the interior Ministry.

Since the beginning of 2015 on the platform of the European Union profit 340 thousand migrants.

in the past year, Spain received 5947 appeals for asylum, mostly from Syria (1681 persons), 2nd place-Ukraine (946), on the 3rd - Mali (620).

for the 1st half of 2015 Spain received 6026 requests for asylum, that is, more than in all of 2014. In total, From 2005 to 2014 43433 people have requested asylum in Spain.


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