The Government is promoting an Asylum Law and a reform of the Immigration Law so that applications for international protection can be resolved within 12 weeks.

The Spanish government has promoted and approved a new asylum law and a reform of the Aliens Act (Ley de Extranjería) during a Council of Ministers meeting on Tuesday, August 25. The legislative changes are designed to streamline the international protection process so that applications can be resolved within a 12-week timeframe.

According to the provided sources, the regulatory updates adapt Spanish legislation to align with the European Pact on Migration and Asylum. Additionally, the measures are framed as an extraordinary response to address a migration crisis in Ceuta, following the mass arrival of 70,000 migrants from Morocco 25 days prior, as announced by government spokesperson and Minister of Inclusion, Social Security, and Migration Elma Saiz.