The Director General of Immigration and Cooperation within the Balearics, Manuel Pavón, has warned that the arrival of almost 400 individuals in small boats in 72 hours reveals that the migration route between Algeria and the Balearics is ‘unsustainable’ and has lamented that, within the face of this case, the central authorities is ‘wanting the opposite approach’.
Speaking to the press, Pavón insisted that the islands ‘can’t take any extra’ and demanded “efficient” worldwide insurance policies from the federal government to curb departures from international locations of origin. Pavón considers the state’s response to be ‘inadequate’ although the migration path to the Balearics, as he stated, is the quickest rising within the nation and on the continent.
The director basic additionally criticised Spain’s vote this week in opposition to the European Pact on Migration and Asylum, which was authorized by the remainder of the European Union international locations. In the identical vein, he accused the federal government of sending an ‘inconsistent message’ by declaring a migration contingency to unlock sources whereas, on the similar time, failing to strengthen the care of unaccompanied minors, whose guardianship falls to the neighborhood.
Pavón identified that the scenario is especially severe in Ibiza and Formentera, the place 167 and 34 individuals have arrived in 72 hours, respectively, and he as soon as once more warned that there’s a scarcity of Guardia Civil and National Police personnel on these islands. He additionally burdened that the Balearics lack enough amenities and personnel to take care of the almost 750 migrant minors of their care, and due to this fact emphasised the Balearics’ opposition to the state’s distribution plan.
The director basic additionally referred to as on the federal government for transparency, an ‘pressing’ reinforcement of police personnel and a proper request to the European Union for the everlasting deployment of Frontex within the Balearics. ‘If Spain doesn’t act, we should ask Europe for assist,’ stated Pavón, who insisted that the neighborhood is doing ‘every little thing potential’ to handle the scenario, however added that ‘with out state help there can be no answer’.
So far this yr, 393 small boats have arrived within the Balearics with at the very least 7,281 migrants on board, in line with EFE’s rely based mostly on information from the Ministry of the Interior and the Government Delegation. During 2024, 5,882 immigrants arrived within the archipelago by sea, in line with the Ministry of the Interior’s Annual National Security Report.
