Appealing to the Government for urgency in amending legislations and implementing a distribution based on specific criteria in a compulsory manner
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Feb. 24 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Canary Islands’ president, Fernando Clavijo, has recognised that the call for “unity” among the Autonomous Communities (CCAA) to address the distribution of around 5,500 unaccompanied migrant minors who have irregularly arrived on the islands, a responsibility currently borne solely by the regional government, “has not yielded results.”
Consequently, he has urged the State to match its pace on this issue with the one seen in granting amnesties, in order to facilitate agreements that lead to a legislative change enabling the distribution of these minors among regions based on “specific criteria” and in a “mandatory” fashion.
“The appeal to solidarity and common sense has fallen short, evident from the fact that not a single child has yet been relocated from the Canary Islands,” he stated during a media briefing on Saturday.
Furthermore, the president emphasised the need for Europe to pay closer attention to how it intends to shape its cooperation with the African continent, stressing the significance of collaborating with neighbouring African nations.
“And certainly,” he added, “I expect the Spanish Government to act diligently and swiftly, akin to how they handled other issues such as amnesties, in addressing the grave challenge we face with unaccompanied minors, as we are unable to secure their rights and, ultimately, their future.”
