The project, which has been under negotiation for years, is currently at a critical juncture. The regional executive has submitted a technical report to the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory questioning the current draft, arguing that the document does not reflect previous agreements and undermines the model for integrated management of volcanic phenomena.
The regional proposal maintains that the future organization should follow a structure similar to other established scientific entities in the archipelago, such as the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias. The goal is to prevent the new center's functions from conflicting with responsibilities already assigned to the National Geographic Institute.
To resolve these differences, a virtual meeting is scheduled for next week between representatives of the Government of the Canary Islands, the island councils of La Palma and Tenerife, and the relevant state ministries. The urgency of this schedule is driven by the need to formalize the agreement before the end of the fiscal year, thereby ensuring the allocation of five million euros for the project.
