The Socialist Party of Lanzarote has shown its firm rejection of a new tourist authorization by Oswaldo Betancort and his government. The recent approval of the Nivaria Beach Costa Teguise tourist complex, four-star apartments that will mean 292 new accommodation places in Costa Teguise, is added to the more than 2,000 beds authorized since Oswaldo Betancort is president.
The authorization, reflects, according to the PSOE, a "dangerous insistence" on continuing to saturate the island, which already receives more than 4 million tourists annually, with serious consequences for resources and the quality of life of the population.
María Dolores Corujo, island secretary of the PSOE of Lanzarote and deputy in Congress, has harshly criticized this new authorization: "It is inadmissible that in a context of tourist saturation like the one we are experiencing, with basic resources such as housing and water at the limit, more places are authorized without measuring the impact on the territory and on the people of Lanzarote. Lanzarote is overwhelmed and our residents face a housing emergency, water cuts and an increasingly high cost of living."
Corujo has accused Oswaldo Betancort of looking the other way while continuing to promote a predatory tourism model that erodes the environmental and social sustainability of the island. "The island needs limits. We cannot continue to grow without control. Lanzarote is not in a position to withstand more tourist pressure, and this new authorization is one more example of the current government's disconnection from the real needs of the island," he said.
The PSOE of Lanzarote recalls that it has demanded the immediate implementation of a moratorium on the granting of tourist licenses and the adoption of measures that protect the island's resources and guarantee a sustainable development model.
"While Betancort is committed to a predatory model that prioritizes short-term private interests, Lanzarote faces a structural crisis: basic resources at the limit, loss of identity, and an increasingly fragile territory. We cannot allow the decisions of this government to mortgage the future of our island and condemn its inhabitants to live in an unviable place," said María Dolores Corujo.
"The future of Lanzarote is at stake, and we must choose between a model that puts our land at risk or one that preserves its essence for future generations," Corujo concluded.