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 today in Ajuria Enea with the President of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijoto define a common position on migration in view of the Conference of Presidents that will take place next Friday, in which they will propose a “fair, balanced, supportive and fair” distribution of unaccompanied foreign minors.
During the press conference after the Government Council, spokesperson María Ubarretxena said yesterday that the executive is working with the Canary Islands on “a common position” on migration, which we must defend in the future. Conference of Presidents.
During this meeting, among other things, formulas for identification and cooperation with business and educational associations and cooperation bodies in the countries of origin and with young people without family references will be discussed. 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 stressed yesterday that Pradales, taking into account that Euskadi is the transit point to Europe, will demand at the Conference of Presidents that the Basque Autonomous Community (CAV) be considered as a “northern border”, as is the case with the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla, “the so-called southern border.” Moreover, the Lehendakari will demand an increased 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 “adequate” management of these European funds to 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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