Caritas decided not to sign with the Burgos City Hall the extension of the temporary reception agreement for migrants Until an agreement is reached to include Burgos Acoge, Accem and Atalaya in the 2025 budget, which were excluded at the request of Vox in the negotiation of next year’s accounts.
The organization, which I would give up 19,000 eurosannounced in a press release the decision adopted after the meeting held this Monday between the three organizations concerned and Cáritas itself with the mayor, Cristina Ayala, the spokesperson for Vox, Fernando Martínez Acitores, and the councilor for services social, Andrea Ballesteros.
The diocesan entity participated in the meeting this morning at its own request to defend the need to maintain municipal aid to all NGOs who work in the field of migration.
During the meeting, two dozen people gathered in front of City Hall to support the NGOs’ position. Among them was the president of the College of Social Workers, María Jesús González, who assured that several entities, associations and unions in Burgos were working to call for mobilization if the municipal government team persisted in its intention to withdraw aid to three NGOs.
