How the EU is Turning the Sea into a Graveyard | The Case of Spain

Thousands of people seeking safety and a better life are being forced onto Europe’s deadliest migration route—the Atlantic passage to Spain’s Canary Islands. They are not just dying; they are being killed by EU policies that push people into ever more dangerous journeys. In this urgent discussion, Tiare Gatti Mora interviews Eoghan Gilmartin: writer, translator, Jacobin contributor – amongst other media – and host of the Sobremesa Podcast. Eoghan discusses his article “Migrant Deaths Off Spain’s Coast Are Worse Than Ever” recently published in Jacobin, tackling Fortress Europe’s brutal border regime and the place migration holds in our current context. They expose how Fortress Europe deliberately turns the sea into a graveyard, how even Spain’s so-called progressive government is complicit, and what a real humane migration policy could look like. More info: “Migrant Deaths Off Spain’s Coast Are Worse Than Ever”: https://jacobin.com/2025/01/canary-islands-spain-migrant-deaths “The Border Graves Investigation - European Press Prize”: https://www.europeanpressprize.com/laureate/the-border-graves-investigation/ Catherine Liu discusses a national project’s role in the lives of Palestinian children: https://youtu.be/AAHrkNOGME0?si=4PBwHK303R1T3-NA FOLLOW THE SPEAKERS Eoghan Gilmartin: https://x.com/EoghanGilmartin Tiare Mora: https://x.com/TiareGMora SUPPORT US --------------------- Join DiEM25: https://diem25.org/join​ Donate to DiEM25: https://diem25.org/donate Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiEM25official #Spain #Migration #Europe