Galán joined the Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid (CEAR) in 1999 and became its director general in 2011.[3] In August 2013, she and Javier Galparsoro, the organisation's president in the Basque Country, took part on Atrapa un millón [es], the Spanish version of The Million Pound Drop; they gave their €20,000 winning to the charity, that was at risk of dissolution.[5]
During the 2015 European migrant crisis, Galán blamed the European Union for making migration difficult, thereby purportedly enriching human traffickers.[6] In 2017, she criticised the nations of the European Union for not meeting their targets for accommodating refugees.[7] The following year, she criticised Spain's lack of preparedness for giving asylum to the passengers of the migrant boat Aquarius, rejected by Italy.[8]
Political career
In March 2024, Galán was confirmed as the lead candidate for Sumar in the 2024 European Parliament election in Spain.[4] She criticised the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) for their support of the European migration pact, believing it to have conceded to right-wing governments such as Italy and Hungary.[9] During an electoral debate, she showed a photograph of Vox leader Santiago Abascal and Benjamin Netanyahu meeting and called the latter a genocidaire.[10] Galán put forward that Sumar had led the Spanish government's decision to recognise the State of Palestine, and she also called for severing diplomatic ties with Israel.[11] Sumar took under 5% of the vote and three seats in the European Parliament, including Galán's. She lamented the results and the gains for the far-right.[12]
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