The Aita Mari will not have to pay port charges in Valencia
The Valencian Government asked Father Mari for 63,000 euros for the three years he has spent in the ports of Burriana, Vinaros and Sagunto. The SMH believed that, as a humanitarian initiative, they should not pay the fees established by law.
The Valencian Government has finally exempted the Basque vessel Aita Mari from port charges, according to the SMH.
The Valencian Government askedMaria for 63,000 euros for the three years she has spent in the ports of Burriana, Vinaros and Sagunto.
The NGO filed an appeal on the grounds that the law exempts ships from fees from humanitarian organizations. The Maritime Humanitarian Rescue believes that, as a humanitarian initiative, they should not pay the fees set by the law, but that with the PP and Vox in government , that changed.
Port visits
On the other hand, adelegation from Podemos Euskadi, including the General Coordinator, Richar Cowboy, visited the ship Aita Mari in the port of Valencia today to learn about the humanitarian work of the ship before leaving at the end of this month on its 16th rescue mission in the Mediterranean.
Cowboy has stated that "Father Mari's job is to support a Europe that defends human rights and life against a system that criminalizes those who only seek protection."
"From Podemos Euskadi we have come to support the work of Aita Mari, the crew and all the volunteers who make it possible, in the face of the slowness of Europe, because it shows that it is an effective instrument of rescue, denunciation and solidarity," Cowboy stressed.
In turn, a delegation from the Sintre visited the rescue ship Aita Mari on Monday morning to claim "a human rights-based migration policy."
The delegation was composed of Alba Garcia Sumar, Secretary General of the Movement; Lander Martinez, Deputy of Congress of Bizkaia and Secretary of Communication of the Sumar Movement; Amanda Andrades, Secretary of Feminism and LGTBIQ+ of the Summary; and Carmen Padilla, Representative of Sumar of Valencia.
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