At the Conference of Presidents to be held next Friday, the Lehendakari will demand that Euskadi be considered a “northern border” and will also demand an increased financial allocation to serve “people in transit with dignity”.
The lehendakari, Imanol Pradaleswill meet this Thursday in Ajuria Enea with the President of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, to define a common position on migration in view of the Conference of Presidents scheduled for this Friday, in which they will propose a “fair, balanced, supportive policy ” will suggest. and fair distribution of unaccompanied foreign minors.
During the press conference after the Government Council, the spokesperson, María Ubarretxena, indicated that the Basque executive is working with the Canary Islands on “a common position” on migration to Conference of Presidents.
At this meeting tomorrow, Thursday, they will discuss, among other things, identification formulas and work with business and educational associations and cooperation bodies in the countries of origin and with young people without family references. As he specified, it involves generating itineraries and training at the place of origin “to ensure good employment in the future.”
In connection with the migrationUbarretxena has stressed that Pradales, taking into account that Euskadi is the transit to Europe, will demand at the Conference of Presidents that Euskadi be considered ‘the northern border, as is the case with the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla’,’ the so-called Southern Border “Additionally, the Lehendakari will demand a greater financial allocation to serve “people in transit with dignity.”
On the other hand, the Lehendakari, in the framework of the Conference of Presidents, will also propose an autonomous management of the Union Next Generation Funds “which have yet to reach the state.”
As he explained, the Lehendakari will defend the ‘correct’ management of these European funds against Euskadi. “We Basque institutions are closer to our productive fabric, we know firsthand its challenges and needs and are therefore the most effective and efficient way to continue managing it,” he stated.
Source: EITB
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