The Minister of Territorial Policy, Angel Victor Torresaccused the PP of acting “irresponsibly” on immigration and denied Spanish government rejects aid provided by the European Commission.
In an interview with ‘La Hora de La 1’, Ángel Víctor Torres ruled out this option without first collaborating with the autonomous communities led by the PP: “It makes no sense to force France, Belgium or Germany to welcome minors who do not wish to do so in their autonomous communities.. It is not understandable that there are communities who say: “I do not want them on my territory but I want them to go to other territories of other countries of the European Union”.
Through these declarations, the PP assured that They will not continue negotiations “because it is impossible to move forward”at the same time calling for efforts to be made for other EU Member States to assist in this migration emergency. For this reason, Miguel Tellado, popular spokesperson for Congress, sent to Angel Víctor Torres and Fernando Clavijo that cancels the meeting scheduled for next Monday to continue the negotiation.
However, in statements to the media, Torres said this Saturday that “is false” because the executive “works with the Commission and the European Union for many years regarding the migratory phenomenon.” And he added that, “of course”, he will ask for it, “but in accordance with the regulations, the protocols, the regulations that have to do with the migratory phenomenon”.
“But we must remind the PP,” Torres continued, “that At present, this solidarity with the rest of Europe is voluntary“, and if we want to go to compulsory solidarity, what we are asking for in Spain with the reform of the immigration law, we must wait, listen carefully, until the summer of 2026!”
It happens that “the boys and girls – migrants – who are in the Canary Islands cannot wait. The situation is urgent and immediate measures must be taken”, he assured. “The worst thing that can happen to children in the Canary Islands, in Ceuta and Melilla, who are poorly taken care of, overcrowded, because there are too many of them, is that everything drags on, that negotiations are not closed, that we cannot reach an agreement”, added the Minister of Territorial Policy.
On the other hand, He stressed that the PP was “very irresponsible” when last July he voted against the process in Congress of the reform of the Immigration Law and now he considered breaking off negotiations with the Government to agree on the distribution of migrant minors unaccompanied. The former Canarian president believes that the PP is alleging “excuses that are not credible” and believes that “if they have a condition or a request, what they must do is raise it at the negotiating table and not break it in the media.” “
