
The Ministry of Transport takes control of the Poniente dock after the rejection of the local Port Authority
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The Port Authority of Ceuta voted against the installation of tents for migrants on Friday prior to the ministerial order.
The Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Óscar Puente, signed an order this Saturday to take control of the port of Ceuta, with the aim of installing tents for the temporary reception of migrants in the Poniente dock area.
As explained by sources from the Ministry of Transport, the order, signed under article 73.3 of the Law on State Ports and the Merchant Navy, thus authorizes the installation of tents with capacity for more than 1,000 immigrants in an area of 16,000 square meters of public port domain.
The Ministry's decision comes after this Friday the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Ceuta - controlled by the city of Ceuta - voted against the installation of said tents to locate the migrants.
The purpose of this request was "the temporary installation of the elements necessary for the development of the functions legally attributed to the General Directorate of Humanitarian Assistance and the International Protection Reception System," the order details.
Furthermore, it indicates that "the occupation will materialize through the installation, on a provisional basis, of tents and other spaces intended for rest areas, infirmaries and dispensaries, as well as areas for social care and intervention, health services, offices for the staff of the entity in charge of providing the service and a booth for the security service."
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Installation of tents for 1,000 migrants at the Poniente dock.
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