Spanish government declares migration emergency in the Canary Islands
The Interministerial Commission on Migration agreed at its meeting this Tuesday to allocate EUR 15.18 million to provide more places for migrants in the Canary Islands and to carry out transfers.
The Spanish Government has declared a migration emergency in the Canary Islands, as announced on Tuesday by the Minister for Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, Ángel Victor Torres, following the meeting of the Interministerial Commission on Migration, which will allocate EUR 15.18 million to provide more places in centres for migrants belonging to the State and to carry out transfers to other islands and the peninsula of the Canary Islands.
Torres has also reported thatthe Spanish Government will contribute a million euros to strengthen healthand primary care .
In addition,another MarineRescue Vessel has been moved to the island of El Hierro , with a total of three of the five vessels in Spain in the Canary Islands.
In addition, the Government Delegation in the Canary Islands will provide additional staff for the relocation of unaccompanied minors to Spain.
On the other hand, Torres has announced that the Ministry of Finance will make available to the Iron authorities resources to meet the extraordinary costs of the migration crisis.
Clavijo calls for expansion of Frontex border surveillance mission on the African coast
The President of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, has announced that he will hold a videoconference with the European Commissioner for the Interior, Magnus Brunner, on Wednesday to report on the migration crisis in the Canary Islands and call for the monitoring of the Frontex borders to extend the mission to African countries of origin.