European Union Top Officials To Visit Afghan Evacuation Centre In Spain

Spain set up the centre at a military base at Torrejon de Ardoz to care for refugees who have been airlifted to the European Union.

The EU's two top officials will visit a reception centre in Spain on Saturday for Afghan refugees who worked for the bloc, Spain's foreign minister said. Spain set up the centre at a military base at Torrejon de Ardoz to care for refugees who have been airlifted to the European Union until they are relocated to other countries of the bloc. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel will visit the centre along with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares told Ser radio. The centre was built by Spain's air force in just four days and it can house around 1,000 people who will then be sent to other European Union member states, he added.