Frontex acts or not in the Balearic IslandsWhere has the migration wave surged this year? Just over 24 hours ago, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) denied the government delegation's claims to the islands and asserted that it has no agents deployed in the archipelago. It also stated that the Spanish government has not requested assistance in that territory. However, the Ministry of the Interior maintains that in November 2024 it requested air reinforcements for Frontex, specifically on the southern border of the Balearic Islands, to improve the detection of small boats. Furthermore, it insists that this reinforcement became effective especially starting last February. The People's Party (PP) has asked Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska to clarify why there are such discrepancies in the accounts.

Frontex spokesperson Chris Borowski confirmed on the programme On the Day IB3 Radio reported that Spain has not requested the deployment of agents to the Balearic Islands, despite the increase in the arrival of migrants to the archipelago's shores. According to Borowski, "Frontex can only act when a Member State requests it, and so far we have not received any request from Spain."