“The group is comprised of 65 men, 49 women and 84 minors, who are accommodated in fifteen Spanish provinces”, explained the Spanish Government.
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Of the total of 198 refugees, who come to Spain in fulfillment of the program of the European Union relocation, 144 are of syrian nationality, 52 iraqis, 1 eritrean and 1 iranian.
As explained by the Government, with these new arrivals, Spain has welcomed in fulfillment of this program, a total of 898 applicants for international protection, of which 609 have been via relocation and 289 track resettlement.
The nearly 900 refugees hosted by Spain is located quite far from the commitment acquired with the European Union to receive 17.387 asylum seekers before September 2017.
humanitarian Organizations such as Oxfam Intermón has been criticized on several occasions the Spanish Government’s “clear lack of political will” to host refugees.
The minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Alfonso Dastis, acknowledged a week ago that Spain is making progress quite slow towards the achievement of these goals, although he was convinced that finally it will reach the quota agreed upon.
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