The Minister of the Sea and Water Cycle of the Balearic Islands Government, Juan Manuel Lafuente, and the Director General of Coasts and Coastal Areas, Carlos Simarro, held a meeting this afternoon with the head of the Directorate General of Coasts and Management of the Canary Islands Maritime Space, Antonio Acosta, to renegotiate with the State the transfer of powers in coasts and coastline. This meeting took place coinciding with the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) in Madrid.

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The Balearic and Canary Islands to renegotiate the competence of Coasts

During the meeting, the problems in the management of the coastline the lack of resources and the effectiveness of the transfer of competencies were discussed. The Balearic and Canary Islands intend to seek a common meeting point and share arguments and proposals to convince the State of the importance of reconsidering the content of the transfer of coasts and coastline.

Minister Lafuente, after the meeting, emphasized “the importance of the Balearic Islands having the means and the competence conferred by its Statute” and that the management of the coastline and the coast “be agile and effective, adapted to the reality of the islands”.

Lafuente also expressed his disappointment with how the transfers were carried out, mentioning that “the competencies were transferred without means”. The counsellor regretted that “the procedure for decision-making is inefficient”, that “the fact that the State reserved for itself the right to make decisions is inefficient”, and that “the fact that the State reserved for itself the right to make decisions is inefficient”.

“We want to renegotiate the transfers and we consider it necessary to work together with other Communities that are in the same situation”, he has indicated. In addition, he recalled that almost two months ago a letter was sent to the Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera, exposing the shortcomings in the management of the current transfer, but have not yet received a response.

This meeting with the Canary Islands marks a significant step in the Balearic Islands’ effort to obtain greater autonomy and efficiency in coastal management, highlighting the need for a more localized approach adapted to the specific needs of each community.