The meeting between the Spanish government and PP on the reception of minor migrants ends without an agreement

The meeting between Government of Spain, the PP and the executives of the Canary Islands and Ceuta to handle the reception migrant minors and its division between the autonomous communities in the light of the collapse of these two territories has ended no agreement.

This was reported by the spokesperson of the Popular Parliamentary Group in Congress, Miguel Tellado, in statements to the media after the meeting on migration.

The meeting took place at the Delegation of the Government of the Canary Islands in Madrid, and was attended by the Minister of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, Ángel Víctor Torres, the Minister of Youth and Children, Sira Rego, and the Canary Islands President, Fernando Clavijo. from Ceuta, Juan Vivas.

Government representatives have insisted that the solution must include a reform of Article 35 of the immigration law so that the autonomous communities are forced to welcome these minors, while the PP has demanded that the executive table a deeper debate on immigration policy.

The Canary Islands government has been demanding a “nationwide solution” in response to the migratory pressure the islands have been experiencing for months, demanding that the state take custody of unaccompanied migrant children.

In October, the PP suspended talks with the Spanish government, arguing that the government had refused to ask the European Union for help. Both the Canary Islands PSOE and the government denied such a statement and accused the PP of making excuses for refusing to reach an agreement.