Germany does not want the Canary Islands to become a new Moria

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A 1,000-kilometer ocean sanitary belt separates the thousands of migrants who have reached the

from mainland Europe and some 3,000 more from

borders

.

Overcoming that distance to the country that believes to be the destination of migrants who set their eyes on Europe will be impossible even for the most desperate.

Unless the Spanish authorities decide to ease the tension that exists in the islands and transfer them to the Peninsula.

"Europe cannot allow a second

", maintains the deputy of the party

(The Left),

, member of the parliamentary commission for Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid.

In his opinion, the Canarian case shows the weakness of the European reception policy.

And the lack of solidarity from European partners.

"Everyone has an interest in legal procedures being carried out on the islands, to avoid a knock-on effect. But that can take years," Brandt denounces.

The associations that the German media make between the Canarian archipelago and the Greek islands are more and more frequent and they highlight the social tension of the population, which sees how the arrival of migrants puts its main source of income, tourism, at risk.

And from a distance they wonder how it is possible that islands that receive 14 million international tourists a year are not able to accommodate a couple of thousand migrants, especially when the coronavirus pandemic keeps most of its hotel infrastructure at a minimum.

The tourist season in the Canary Islands is more than ever in question in the opinion of German tour operators, although not because of the massive influx of migrants in recent weeks, but because of the restrictions derived from the Covid-19 pandemic and especially because of the mandatory nature of present a

test

upon arrival and return with a maximum age of 72 hours.

"The regulations imposed in the Canary Islands and in Germany have caused a wave of cancellations. These tests, which are paid by the tourist, are expensive and for a married couple with children it can be the equivalent of an all-inclusive package", spokesmen explained of the German association of tour operators,

The year started badly.

Between January and August, a million fewer tourists traveled from Germany to the Canary Islands than in that period in 2019 and that is a good cut since the Germans, after the British, make up the largest quota of travelers.

In normal times it is about three million.

A lift is not expected, rather the opposite.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's recommendation to avoid unnecessary trips and give up vacations until the second wave of the pandemic bends, together with the mandatory nature of a PCR test for tourists and the fear of a spread of the virus with overcrowding of migrants ends with all the worst forecasts.

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