Spain agrees to declare a migratory emergency in the Canary Islands with more than 15 million for places and transfers

The Interministerial Commission on Immigration held this Tuesday morning has agreed to declare a Migratory Emergency in the Canary Islands and allocate 15.18 million euros to provide more reception places in state centers to assist migrant persons arriving by boat and to finance transfers between islands and to the mainland.

In the meeting, which was also attended by the President of the Government of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo (CC), and the President of the Cabildo of El Hierro, Alpidio Armas (PSOE), it was also approved to allocate one million euros to the health and first aid services offered by the Red Cross in El Hierro.

The battery of measures adopted by the Interministerial Commission also included the decision to incorporate the Guardamar Calíope to increase rescue teams on the island. Thus, the Government of Spain has reported that three of the five guardamares operational in the country will be in El Hierro.

At the same time, personnel will also be reinforced at the Government Delegation in the islands, who will be dedicated to processing the relocation files of unaccompanied migrant minors throughout the national territory.

The Spanish Executive has also announced its willingness to cover the expenses of the minor's representatives, a mandatory figure since the entry into force of the new European Pact on Migration and Asylum.

They also defended "diplomatic efforts" and existing cooperation with countries of origin, highlighting the recent trips of the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, to Mauritania and Senegal.

Furthermore, they added that they will study the necessary measures to face the extraordinary expenses derived from migratory pressure in El Hierro and that the economic evolution will be monitored to take "whatever measures are necessary" to mitigate the impact that this phenomenon may have on the island's productive fabric.

The Government of Spain has insisted on the need for cooperation between administrations "with loyalty and taking the necessary measures at all times to save lives," alleviate pressure on welfare resources, and mitigate the impact that the increase in migrant arrivals may have on the social and productive fabric of El Hierro.

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