Pleased, although now without espadrilles, Pedro Sánchez listened this morning how the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the president of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen,
were praising their government
. The first highlighted the "speed" when creating a
hub
or reception and distribution center for Afghan citizens at the Torrejón de Ardoz air base (Madrid), "
a sign of dignity
and that the European Union bases its values on respect for human rights ". The second, for its part, commented looking at Sánchez that "Spain is
an example of the soul of Europe
at its best." All three were on the same line.
Together they had visited the aforementioned
hub
, which has a capacity
for about 800 people
. In it, the newcomers from Kabul will be installed, both in tents with a capacity for 400 people, where women and children will spend the night, and in two pavilions with bunk beds and a capacity of 200 people per space, where the men will rest.
Over the next few days, as the Spanish president stated, "
Afghan collaborators
will come and go
" to different countries of the European Union and, "logically, refugees seeking asylum in our country." This Saturday will end with a total of
338 Afghans
taken in at this air base, making
Spain the main route of entry
for evacuees from Afghanistan
.
They have reached 383, but the first marches have already taken place, specifically 19 people to Germany, six to Lithuania and "some Denmark", as Sánchez indicated during his speech.
Other Afghan collaborators, along with their families, have been assigned to NGOs that will be in charge of
assisting them and providing them with legal, social and assistance support
during the first months of their stay in Spain, while they process the papers with the Ministry of the Interior.
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, in Torrejón.JC HIDALGO / EFE
They
can only stay
at the Torrejón base for
a maximum of 72 hours
, something that the Spanish president wanted to highlight to highlight "the cooperation and coordination that we are having thanks to the European External Action service and the other member states": "
They are all taking their share of responsibility
in this challenge, showing unity and solidarity as the EU responds in good times and bad. "
Following these words, Ursula von der Leyen has urged all countries, mainly Europeans,
to host Afghan refugees
and assured that the member states of the European Union will have the financial support of Europe.
"I call on all countries that participated in missions in Afghanistan to provide sufficient reception quotas so that we can collectively come
to the aid of those in need of protection,
" said the President of the European Commission.
More bowel movements
Nearing 8:00 p.m., a new plane was landing at the air base carrying 36 people from the European Union's Foreign Action Service arrived from Paris.
"With this flight there are already
more than 110 refugees from the European Union
that we have welcomed in the
hub
of the Torrejón military base," Sánchez himself tweeted.
Later, at nine o'clock, another A400M will arrive with 110 citizens, including Afghan collaborators and
"some Americans,"
as Sánchez pointed out, after the United States
ruled out mentioning Spain as a fundamental "partner"
in the evacuation plan of the Americans from Kabul.
Although not only the socialist government has been questioned outside our borders.
The Cs deputy in Congress, Miguel Gutiérrez,
accused Sánchez of "putting on a medal"
with the
Torrejón
hub
and has demanded that he organize a visit by the spokesmen of Congress to see first-hand
how this space works
.
"If they really want to understand that this is a matter of the State, they should favor a visit to see what the conditions of the refugees are. It is not a sense of the State to arrive
last and want to be first,
" Gutiérrez assured.
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