The Government spokesperson and Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, Elma Saiz, has stated that she maintains a "permanent contact" with the president of Ceuta, Juan Jesús Vivas, and that both advocate for "collaboration between administrations" after the massive entry of around 72,000 immigrants on July 30 and 31 from Morocco.
"Everything that has to do with enabling spaces and responding to this situation inevitably involves collaboration between administrations, and that is what I am focused on and what I also find in Mr. Vivas," the minister indicated in an interview on 'RNE', reported by Europa Press.
In the same vein, Saiz admitted that Vivas "has to make himself heard" and "talk about the concerns of the citizens," although she emphasized that, in practice, both she and the 'popular' leader agree on "the need to provide a humanitarian response" to the massive arrival of immigrants.
Vivas accuses the Government of turning Ceuta into a camp
President Vivas denounced this Tuesday that he asked the Ministry of Migration not to turn "all of Ceuta into a camp" and emphasized that they opposed the use of the old Flour Factory and the vicinity of the Train Station to set up tents.
Regarding this matter, Minister Saiz specified that in neither of those two places "is any device being deployed" and emphasized that all actions of the Ministry respond to what was agreed and discussed between both administrations.
Visit of Feijóo and criticism of the statements from the PP
The Government spokesperson also referred to the visit that this Wednesday the president of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, will make to the autonomous city, and pointed out that she hopes it will not serve to announce a cut in the subsidies intended for organizations that work with immigrants.
In addition, Saiz has again questioned the usefulness of the demonstrations held in Ceuta in recent days by various 'popular' leaders. "What do the statements made by the different leaders of the Popular Party contribute?" the minister posed.