The severe migration crisis that Spain is experiencing is being closely followed by the main European media due to the seriousness of the events and, of course, because it is an issue that affects the entire European Union. And beyond the aggression by Morocco, some of the reactions of the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, are also drawing a lot of attention in Europe: the publication of his summer playlist and the decision to go on a three-week vacation to Lanzarote. Both generate astonishment and even some sarcasm in international newspapers.
‘Spain sinks into chaos, Sánchez goes on vacation,’ publishes the German tabloid Bild, the best-selling newspaper in Europe. “While Spain faces one of the greatest crises in its history, the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, enjoys his summer residence. On Saturday, the leader posted on Instagram, in good spirits, a list of his favorite songs for the summer. Meanwhile, the country is fighting forest fires and, in Ceuta, in addition to the migration chaos, a humanitarian catastrophe has broken out: more and more bodies are appearing dragged by the sea onto the beaches,” this media continues.
And it adds: “None of that seemed to spoil Sánchez’s vacation: on Saturday he traveled on his own plane to Lanzarote, where the official residence ‘La Mareta’ is located, equipped with a pool, tennis court, and private access to the sea. The Spanish Prime Minister has granted himself four weeks of vacation, more than any other head of government in the European Union. He will spend three of them in Lanzarote.”
The British ‘The Times’, for its part, headlined a report published in recent hours as follows: ‘Lack of sensitivity? Pedro Sánchez publishes his summer song list amid a double crisis.’
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“Given the week Spain has just experienced, it was a brave or ill-timed gesture for Pedro Sánchez to publish a video on his Instagram profile promoting his Spotify playlist for the holidays,” adds this same media, which explains to its readers that “in the video, Sánchez casually recommends several songs he has been listening to this year. ‘Well, anyway, I hope you like them and that they accompany you during the holidays. Have a great summer.’
And The Telegraph points out that “Pedro Sánchez goes on vacation while migrants refuse to leave Ceuta.” “The Spanish Prime Minister shares on social media a list of his favorite songs while authorities recover bodies from the sea,” and that “he faced an avalanche of criticism after going on vacation to the Canary Islands while hundreds of migrants refused to leave the Spanish territory of Ceuta,” this British media also emphasizes.
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