The Eurodiputados are “urgently” qualifying for Frontex to unfold in Ceuta and Melilla, the autonomous cities of Spain on the coast of North Africa, to help protect the southern border of the EU.
The demand follows a recent mission of investigation of facts to the area by a group of center deputies of Centro.
The members of the EPP Group of the European Parliament now urge the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, to take “immediate” measures and reinforce the area with the additional police and the border guards.
Speaking in a new informative session, the vice president of the Dolors of the EPP Montserrat group talked about the border site.
The Eurodiput said:
“Frontex cannot be deployed unless the Spanish government, formally requests it from the EU.
“Sánchez is not to provide Ceuta and Melilla the necessary resources and is not implementing the EU migration pact to combat human trafficking networks. These Spanish cities are European borders, and must be protected with the same resource”, “”, “”, “”, “”, “”, “” “.
The member said.
Duration The two -day mission, members of the European Parliament with representatives of the police forces and the border guards, despite the attempts of the Spanish government to prevent them from doing so before their trip.
It is reported that “at the last minute”, the Sánchez administration denied the meeting between the MEPs and the National Police and the Civil Guard, so the delegation with the unions.
The comment also came from the vice president of the EPP Tomas Tobé Group, who thanked the civil authorities of the National Police and guard for their “dedication and vital work they do every day to protect our common borders.”
The Eurodiputa added,
“Migration is not just a question for Melilla or Spain, it is a question for Europe. We need to work together if we are because they recover control of migration. We must act now. I hope this mission is the first step towards the safe European support in the soil.”
The Melilla Research Mission was also attended by the MEP of Lena Düpont, the spokeswoman for the EPP Group on civil liberties, Tomáš Zdechovský MEP; and Spanish members of the EPP Group, Juan Ignacio Zuido Mepep and Javier Zarzalejos Eurodiputa, president of the Civil Liberty Committee.
