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Political tension over Santa Águeda port: Ceisa pays a "pittance", denounce

The PSOE accuses the Canary Government of favoring tourist speculation while CC defends the administration's stance against the multinational.

Generic image of a parliamentary debate in the Canary Islands.
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Generic image of a parliamentary debate in the Canary Islands.

The Santa Águeda port becomes the center of political debate in the Canary Islands Parliament, with cross-accusations between PSOE and CC regarding the management of the concession to the multinational Ceisa.

The future of the concession for the Santa Águeda port, in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, has sparked a war of words between CC and the PSOE in the Canary Islands Parliament. The Minister of Public Works, Pablo Rodríguez (CC), criticized socialist deputy Miguel Ángel Pérez del Pino for, in his opinion, defending a "multinational" like Ceisa, which has been exploiting the coast of Arguineguín for 50 years and pays a "true pittance" to Puertos Canarios.
Pérez del Pino, for his part, reproached the Canary Government for favoring "tourist speculation" and selling the Canary Islands "to the highest bidder." The socialist questioned the latest judicial resolution that halted the cement company's departure from the pier, frustrating the regional government's plan to demand a dismantling plan within six months after Ceisa's new concession was denied.
The socialist deputy lamented that Ceisa's departure decision affects "hundreds of families" and accused the government of "paying lip service" to the Canary Islands, giving up on "selling our land to the highest bidder" over the last 30 years.
Rodríguez retorted that there is no final ruling in favor of Ceisa and blamed the PSOE, which managed the ministry in the previous term, for creating "expectations" about an agreement that never materialized, "leaving workers and the multinational stranded."
The minister referred to a temporary agreement that maintained the industrial use until Ceisa's relocation to the Arinaga industrial estate, planned for 2028, after which the pier would be designated for sports use. According to Rodríguez, this proposal, announced by the then socialist minister Sebastián Franquis, was never voted on in the board of directors.
Finally, Pérez del Pino criticized the minister, stating his government "does not plan or protect the general interest," recalling that the Island Spatial Planning Plan (PIO), voted on by the PSOE in 2022, establishes the tourist use of the Santa Águeda port, key to Ceisa's departure, despite the PIO having annulment rulings that are under appeal.

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