Canary Islands warn Atlantic migration route is exposed
The Canary Islands have seen a rise in small migrant boats in recent weeks. Speaking in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Thursday, regional president Fernando Clavijo said the increase had been foreseeable.
He warned that concentrating migration policy on the Mediterranean leaves the Atlantic route less protected, putting frontier territories such as the Canary Islands at risk.
Clavijo said his government had already raised concerns about new European measures, including the European Union’s Pact on Migration and Asylum. He believes they could leave border regions facing overload.
He called for every level of government to work together, with particular action from the European Union and Spain’s national government. The Canary Islands suffered before in 2024, he said, while Ceuta is facing the pressure now. “Unfortunately, we will have problems again,” Clavijo said.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com