Spain's €25 million for Ceuta while child poverty soars
Spain allocates 25 million euros for migration in Ceuta while a third of Spanish children live in poverty, the worst figure in the EU.
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The bill for the 25 million in Ceuta
While those who entered Spain irregularly through Ceuta enjoy the beach under police protection, the Government approves a 25 million euro allocation for their care. The figure clashes with the social reality: a third of Spanish children live on the threshold of poverty, the worst record in the EU. The paradox is not new, but this time the contrast is visible on the very same beach.
Twenty-five million to get started
The approved allocation falls short according to some estimates: 25 million covers at most a month and a half or two of expenses, and to that must be added the cost of caring for the people who have entered. Meanwhile, those who have paid social security contributions for 40 years see their retirement becoming more complicated and hear it said that the State does not work for Spaniards.
The unfair contrast in benefits
The underlying issue is not just the figure, but the priority. There is no housing, no jobs, no decent wages; the Ingreso Mínimo Vital (Spain's minimum income benefit) is riddled with fine print, and domestic disasters —from the DANA flooding to the wildfires— are handled late and badly. Meanwhile, international aid is activated swiftly. That asymmetry fuels a discontent that is hard to ignore.
What is the State prioritising when it devotes 25 million to those who jump the fence and leaves those who stay behind in the lurch?
While those who entered Spain irregularly through Ceuta enjoy the beach under police protection, the Government approves a 25 million euro allocation for their care. The figure clashes with the social reality: a third of Spanish children live on the threshold of poverty, the worst record in the EU. The paradox is not new, but this time the contrast is visible on the very same beach.
Twenty-five million to get started
The approved allocation falls short according to some estimates: 25 million covers at most a month and a half or two of expenses, and to that must be added the cost of caring for the people who have entered. Meanwhile, those who have paid social security contributions for 40 years see their retirement becoming more complicated and hear it said that the State does not work for Spaniards.
The unfair contrast in benefits
The underlying issue is not just the figure, but the priority. There is no housing, no jobs, no decent wages; the Ingreso Mínimo Vital (Spain's minimum income benefit) is riddled with fine print, and domestic disasters —from the DANA flooding to the wildfires— are handled late and badly. Meanwhile, international aid is activated swiftly. That asymmetry fuels a discontent that is hard to ignore.
What is the State prioritising when it devotes 25 million to those who jump the fence and leaves those who stay behind in the lurch?
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