The socialist political group in Lanzarote has pointed fingers at the island government for the loss of a substantial amount of European funds. The criticism focuses on how the Cabildo applied for the EDIL Plan, an aid program designed for various beneficiary categories.
According to the opposition, the Lanzarote Cabildo applied under the 'large city' category, a classification that required joint participation with a municipality exceeding 75,000 inhabitants. However, the island does not have any locality that meets this demographic requirement.
“"In Lanzarote, there is no municipality with more than 75,000 inhabitants. Everyone understood it except the Lanzarote Cabildo."
This situation has led the political group to describe the management as a display of "incompetence, lack of rigor, and a mistaken interpretation of the call's terms," which prevented the island from accessing the 20 million euros that could have boosted local projects.
