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The Canary Islands are facing a sharp rise in the number of migrants. In just six days, more than 4,5 thousand people arrived at the archipelago, prompting Spain to prepare an emergency meeting.
The Spanish government is preparing to urgently discuss the worsening migration situation in the Canary Islands. This was reported by Fernando Clavijo, president of the Canary Islands, via Euronews.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez agreed to convene an emergency meeting of the Interministerial Immigration Committee after a sharp increase in arrivals to the archipelago.
The scale of the new migration wave indicates the seriousness of the situation. According to the regional government, only from 1 to 6 in November, 49 ships reached the islands. Their boards carried over 4,5 thousand migrants.
A special concern is the situation on the island of El Hierro, which is feeling significant pressure due to the recent spike in arrivals. This issue is precisely what will be discussed at the emergency meeting planned for Tuesday, 10 November.
Clavijo said he had already informed Sánchez about the criticality of the situation and the dissatisfaction of local residents. According to him, the Canary Islands have been asking the central government for additional resources, improved planning, and a coordinated response to the migration flow for several months.
The regional president stressed that the upcoming meeting should end not with merely discussing the problem, but with concrete agreements. "This meeting should be an opportunity for alignment between the two governments and the respective ministries of a joint action plan that includes concrete, accountable measures and timelines for their implementation," he said.
Clavijo also stressed that the authorities cannot continue to react only when the situation becomes critical.
In addition, the president of the Canary Islands requested urgent meetings with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Migration Magnus Brunner.
He is convinced that solving the problem requires not only regional government efforts. "The Canary Islands cannot continue to practically stand alone in facing a situation that requires intervention by the Spanish government and Europe," Clavijo emphasized.
Earlier, Spanish police dismantled the last migrant camp in Ceuta, where about 400 people were staying. The operation occurred two days before the visit of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia.
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