“Why should the Spanish government mistreat Spain’s ports? Andalusiawhen we have it here Green Islandwhich is the main one in the country, gives more money to only one person in Catalonia, which is from Barcelonathat … All of us. This question was asked by the head of the Andalusian Military Council, Juanma Morenoin the last section of the session discussing the state of society this Thursday, and when he was taking advantage of his role to respond to the intervention of the official spokesman for – Andalusia striker Jose Ignacio Garcia Sanchez.
“Is it reasonable that the port of Barcelona alone takes more money than the entire port of Andalusia? The head of the regional executive added: “We want what is best for our Catalan brothers, but not at our expense: Andalusians will not forget or forgive those privileges.”
Moreno referred to the news published this week by ABC de Sevilla, which reported that the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, which directs… Oscar Puente (PSOE)In its investment plan for Spanish ports, it expects Catalonia to receive the largest tranche, amounting to 1,530 million, in the next four years. Of these funds, 1,226 will be allocated to maritime facilities in Barcelona, one of the two ports considered by the state to be of public interest in this autonomous community, along with Tarragona.
Injustices
Andalusia, which ranks second in the economic injection of transport, receives $1.3 billion, an amount very similar to the amount absorbed by the Port of Barcelona alone. The seven ports of general interest in the region happen to be: Algeciras, Almería, Cádiz, Huelva, Málaga, Motril and Seville– They represent 28 percent of the total freight traffic in the national system, with more than 156 million tons in 2024. The two ports of the Catalan Community represent 25 percent of freight transport.
The Algeciras Port Authority plans to receive 530 million euros until 2029, much less than half the amount that will match Barcelona – 135 percent less to be precise.
In addition to its superiority over the Catalan station in the number of annual cargo, Algeciras station surpasses it in linear meters – 25,680 compared to 19,194 – and has a strategic link between southern Europe and North Africa that transports 5.5 million passengers annually, hosts the operations of two hundred shipping companies and has connections with two hundred ports around the world. It is true that Barcelona station is the leader in cruises in Europe and in Mediterranean Seathe only one in Spain that has a direct rail connection with Europe.