TODAY (1 March), MEPs will assess the situation on the Canary Islands, following the surge in migrants' arrivals in the last months and the limited reception capacity.
The Civil Liberties Committee will discuss the latest developments with Commissioner Ylva Johansson, President of the Canary Islands Ángel Víctor Torres and a representative of the NGO Spanish Commission for Refugees (CEAR).
According to the Spanish Government, 23 023 migrants and asylum-seekers landed on the archipelago last year irregularly from Africa by boat (compared with 2 687 in 2019). Most of them arrived in the last few months of 2020, leaving reception centres overwhelmed. Combined with the public health restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this led to the rapid deterioration of the humanitarian situation and sparked some protests among the local population.
When: Monday, 1 March, from 16h50 to 18h20
Where: European Parliament in Brussels, József Antall building, room 4Q2 & via remote participation.
You can follow the meeting live.
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