Pilar Cancela’s visit to the islands, which was closed more than a week ago with all the parties involved, is part of the contingency plan promoted by the Government of Spain to meet the needs of the Balearic Islands, after the increase in arrivals of people from sub-Saharan Africa to the archipelago.

The Secretary of State for Migration, Pilar Cancela, will travel tomorrow Wednesday to the Balears, specifically to Ibiza and Palma. The objective of the visit is, in collaboration with other ministries and the Delegation of the Government of the Balearic Islands, to find resources and enable spaces for the first reception and temporary care of migrants after their arrival on the coast.

In addition, Cancela will hold different meetings with officials of the State Security Forces and Bodies and social entities, and will visit the Botafoc pier, in Ibiza, where the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands will cede a space for humanitarian attention.

The Secretary of State for Migration will attend the media at 11:30 a.m. at the headquarters of the Insular Directorate of the General State Administration (DIAGE) of Ibiza to give more details.

In the afternoon, starting at 5 p.m., he will hold meetings at the headquarters of the Government Delegation in Palma with representatives of the Red Cross, which manages humanitarian assistance resources of the Government of Spain in the Balears, and with the platform of entities Les Balears Acollim. The graphic media will be able to take images at the beginning of the meetings.

Pilar Cancela’s visit to the islands, which was closed more than a week ago with all the parties involved, is part of the contingency plan promoted by the Government of Spain to meet the needs of the Balearic Islands, after the increase in arrivals of people from sub-Saharan Africa to the archipelago.

This contingency and response plan also includes an increase in the coordination of all the agents involved, which includes the state security forces and bodies and the collaborating entities of the International Protection and Humanitarian Assistance Reception System.