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Clavijo warns of a new migration surge in the Canaries without a Madrid response

Clavijo warns of a new migration surge in the Canaries without a Madrid response

Fernando Clavijo said the Canary Islands face a new migration surge, with more than 3,800 arrivals in just over a month and a half, and expressed concern at…

--- The context --- The Canary Islands are again on the front line of migration pressure. Their president is calling for a state and European response that has not yet arrived for the islands. --- The facts --- Fernando Clavijo, president of the Government of the Canary Islands, said on Monday, before the National Day events, that the archipelago is experiencing a new "migration surge", with more than 3,800 arrivals in just over a month and a half. He linked it to factors he has warned about since June 12: meetings on the European Union's new migration and asylum pact, events in Ceuta and Morocco diverting personnel northwards. --- The positions --- Clavijo expressed concern about the central government's "absence" of reaction and about the end of the year repeating 2024, with 47,000 arrivals. He warned that the new pact could complicate surges and intensify the "retention effect" that the European Union seeks in border territories. --- What remains unknown --- No response from the central government is included in the available information. What measures Madrid will adopt, how the new pact will be applied and whether arrivals will continue until year-end remain unknown. --- Unanswered questions --- Will the central government respond to Clavijo? What measures are planned if arrivals continue at this pace? How will the new pact prevent pressure from becoming concentrated in the Canary Islands? --- EPM analysis --- A border territory is directly bearing pressure beyond its scale. Without coordination, humanitarian and administrative management falls on the islands, and the retention effect he identified requires real European support. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, more than 3,800 arrivals in just over a month and a half require a verifiable response from Madrid and the European institutions. The Canary Islands should not face alone pressure that Clavijo says he anticipated as early as June 12. The priority must be orderly and humane management, with sufficient resources and effective shared responsibility.
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