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EU–US Biometric-Data Deal Could Give Washington Access to Spanish Fingerprint Records
Leaked documents show the EU and US are close to a deal allowing reciprocal biometric-data sharing. For Spain, this could see fingerprints held by police and immigration authorities queried by the US each time a Spaniard applies for ESTA or a US visa. Businesses should prepare for new privacy-compliance and travel-lead-time impacts.
Spanish Police Dismantle Fraud Ring Selling Fake Address Registrations to Undocumented Migrants
Police in Jaén have broken up a gang that sold fake municipal-register (padrón) addresses to irregular migrants, a tactic used to obtain healthcare and launch residency applications. With Spain’s mass regularisation under scrutiny, the bust serves as a compliance warning to migrants and the employers who may rely on their paperwork.
Spanish State Counsel urges Supreme Court not to freeze mass regularisation of 500,000 migrants
Spain’s State legal service told the Supreme Court on 11 May that halting the Government’s new migrant-regularisation decree would harm the public interest and half-a-million potential applicants. The counsel argues beneficiaries already draw on public services and, once regularised, will start contributing taxes and Social Security. A Supreme Court hearing is set for 13 May. Employers and mobility managers should prepare now in case the process continues unabated.
NGO coalition ‘Regularización Ya’ denounces misinformation campaigns as amnesty applications open
Migrant-rights network ‘Regularización Ya’ warned on 11 May that disinformation and long queues are hampering Spain’s new amnesty. The group insists the application window remains open until 30 June and urges extra staffing at Foreigners’ Offices. Employers are advised to facilitate worker participation and prepare for a future influx of legally employable talent.
Catalan party ERC questions exclusion of migrants with pending files from Spain’s amnesty
ERC has asked Spain’s Government to justify why migrants with other immigration files pending are barred from the new regularisation. The party says the rule could leave many in administrative limbo and wants data on those affected. Any policy change could expand the number of workers who become employable in the formal economy.
Spain launches North-America luxury-travel offensive amid record 44 direct air routes
Turespaña opened a week-long road-show in Montreal on 11 May to court luxury U.S. and Canadian travellers, highlighting a record 44 direct routes between North America and Spain this year. The drive aims to boost high-spend, off-season tourism and offers corporates more premium-travel options.
Foreign Minister rules out special waiver for Venezuelan VP Delcy Rodríguez to enter Spain despite EU ban
Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares stated on 11 May that Spain will not request a special waiver to admit Venezuelan VP Delcy Rodríguez—who is under an EU travel ban—for this year’s Ibero-American Summit. Any attendance would have to follow the same narrow humanitarian exemptions applied elsewhere, signalling Spain’s intent to comply strictly with EU sanctions.