The candidate of the Canarian Coalition to the European Parliament, Carlos Alonso, has visited Lanzarote to publicize the importance of Europe in the daily aspects of the lives of the island's inhabitants.
Carlos Alonso had the opportunity to present the main proposals of the electoral program with which he will compete in these elections together with his list partner and president of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, Oswaldo Betancort.
The event, held at the headquarters of the Canarian Coalition in Arrecife, was well received and allowed to publicize “the importance of Europe in the daily lives of citizens.” According to Alonso, “we must look at Europe closely” and advocated for the need to bring the importance of European institutions closer to face the reality of the Canary Islands and its singularities.
In this line, the candidate of the Canarian Coalition wanted to highlight the presence on the list of the presidents of the councils of Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and La Palma, since they represent “our diversity on the European map.”
Carlos Alonso alluded to issues that have an important weight in European policies such as the agricultural sector, fishing, attention to the migration problem, security, climate change or renewable energies, among others. In this line, he wanted to remember that all of them deserve differential treatment in the Canary Islands due to our condition as an Outermost Region ((OR) within the European Union.
Renewable Energies
The candidate for the European elections of the Canarian Coalition (CC), highlighted the importance of betting on renewable energies and explained that “the Canary Islands have favorable conditions to do so.”
Alonso gave as an example the wind farm located in the Zonzamas area (Lanzarote), and explained that having renewable energies translates into greater sustainability and reduces our dependence on fossil fuels from abroad. This implies, explained Carlos Alonso, that “savings and investment remain in the Canary Islands and allow to generate employment.” He also insisted on the need to claim our OR condition in the advance towards the energy transition and the establishment of 100% renewable electrical systems.
Carlos Alonso valued our atmospheric conditions as a source for the promotion of renewable energies, but also our territorial fragility to achieve the objectives of its implementation. Therefore, he recalled the importance of taking measures in the EU program so that “the Canary Islands are more renewable.”