The spokesperson of the Junta de Castilla y León and counselor of Economy and Finance, Carlos Fernández Carriedo, has described the action of the Government of Spain regarding border control as a "failure" following the recent migratory crisis recorded in Ceuta, and has warned that the regional Administration will go to the courts if the central Executive tries to "dilute" the problem among the different autonomous communities.
During the press conference after the Council of Government, Fernández Carriedo insisted that this is a matter of "national security" and "border control" that affects "seriously" the security, so he believes that the State's response must be firm and clear.
The counselor has emphasized that the position of the Junta is "common," "coherent" with the Government agreement and in line with that maintained in the previous legislature, when the Community already carried out judicial resources against decisions that, in his opinion, harmed regional interests.
Fernández Carriedo has defended the "radical opposition" of the Junta to a policy that, he claims, generates harm, and has stressed that the defense of territorial limits constitutes an essential function of any State.
Therefore, he has demanded that the central Government guarantee the return to their place of origin of the people who have accessed irregularly, and has reiterated that Castilla y León will reject any initiative that does not take into account the position of the regional Executive or that may violate the interests of the Community.
In this line, the spokesperson has confirmed that the Junta will analyze the judicial route and present the resources it deems appropriate before the Administration of Justice if it is proposed to assign the guardianship of minors to an administration in a territory over which it does not hold competencies.
To conclude, the counselor has urged the Government of Spain to heed the guidance set by the European Union, which establishes a "very precise" guideline for addressing this type of situation.