The leader of the PP, Alberto Nuñez Feijóowill resume its international agenda in the coming days to advance its proposal for “European Alliance” against illegal immigration. Thus, during a press conference in Genoa, the national spokesperson of the PP, Borja Semperannounced that after Feijóo’s trips to Greece and Italy in previous weeks, he will also travel to Warsaw (Poland) this Friday, Brussels (Belgium) on October 17 and Berlin (Germany) on October 18.
Genoa sources claim that Feijóo has already had closed meetings in Warsaw with the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tuskformer President of the European Council (2014-2019) and of the European People’s Party (2019-2022), and with the leader of the opposition in Germany and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Frédéric Merz. On October 17 and 18, 2024, a European Council is planned in Brussels, Feijóo will therefore be seen there as usual with his colleagues from the European PP.
During these meetings, Feijóo will present both his proposal for a “European alliance” against mafias and illegal immigration, as well as the pact concluded by the PP. with the government of the Canary Islands In this regard, a text supported by the 14 autonomous governments of popular in order to “combine” a policy that defends the “legality” of the “humanitarian treatment of immigrants”.
In September, Feijóo met in Athens with the Greek Prime Minister and president of New Democracy, Kyriakos Mitsotakisand with the Minister of Migration and Asylum, Nikos Panagiotopoulosof which he praised his “firm” and “austere” immigration policy compared to the “non-existent” one of the Spanish executive of Pedro Sánchez. Subsequently, the leader of the PP also met in Rome with the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloniand with his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani. Feijóo congratulated Meloni’s executive for its “efficiency” in this matter and opted for an immigration policy “without labels or ideological excuses”which is based on the combination of firmness, legality, humanity and unity of the countries of Europe.
Although the Italian and Greek governments have already been given as an example by the PP for their effectiveness in reducing the arrival of irregular immigration in these countries, Germany and Poland, through the socialist chancellor, Olaf Scholz and Tusk himself expressed their agreement in “strengthen the protection of Europe’s external bordersespecially in view of Belarus’ cynical exploitation of migrants. »
Since September 16, the German government significantly strengthened controls at all land borders of the German country with the aim of reducing irregular immigration and strengthening internal security. The German Interior Ministry, headed by Nancy Faeserinformed the European Commission that this measure will be applied for six months at the borders with France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium and Denmarkadding to the controls already in force with Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland.
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Furthermore, regarding Vox’s announcement to condition its support for regional budgets in several communities governed by the PP on the refusal of Feijóo’s party to welcome more immigrant minors (menas) in these regions, Sémper was direct and replied that “Threats against the PP have no effect”.
This Monday, Vox linked possible support for PP budgets in these communities to “compliance” with government agreements agreed a year and a half ago, which include the “explicit rejection” to the distribution of migrant minors (menas).
“From there, we talk about budgets,” said the Vox spokesperson, José Antonio Fusterduring a press conference after the meeting of the party’s national leadership with the spokespersons of the regional bodies where the party is represented.
Vox governed or maintained its support for the PP in Aragon, Extremadura, Castile and León, Valencian Community, Murcia and Balearic Islandsuntil last July popular open to negotiate with the government the reception of a greater number of immigrant minors arriving in the Canary Islands.
Since last weekend, the conversations of the PP with the Executive on this subject are “suspended” until the Sánchez government explains why it does not accept the aid offered by the European Union. Borja Sémper also mentioned it during his appearance this Monday before the media in Genoa. “It is worrying that the government is refusing EU aid, we ask Why ask our communities for help and not the EU?while the European Commission and Frontex are concerned with responding to this migration crisis”, underlined the national spokesperson of the PP.
