Bauza and the Presidents of the tips of Mallorca and Menorca sign Allegations against Seismic Surveys

A common front against oil exploration in the Gulf of Valencia designed by Cairn Energy.

This is what they wanted to put on record today the President of the Balearic Government, José Ramón Bauzá, the President of the Consell Insular de Mallorca, Maria Salom, and his counterpart in Minorca, Santiago Tadeo, to sign at the headquarters of the Ibiza Consell allegations to the study of environmental impact of seismic surveys of the oil company Cairn Energy in waters close to the Pitiüses.

With this gesture, the top leaders of the rest of the Balearic Islands and the President of the Comunitat Autònoma Islands wanted to join the 20,000 pitiuses, birth or heart, who have exercised their right of claim against this first phase of oil exploration, which focuses on the exploration of the seabed of the Strip located between the coasts of Ibiza and Formentera and the East Coast peninsular through sound waves that could be fatal for wildlife Marina that inhabits these waters.

At a press conference, Bauza has explained the "total rejection" to oil prospecting: "the oil of the Balearic Islands is tourism. 

These surveys put at risk the engine of our economy"and he has ensured that the Balearic Islands Minister of environment, Biel Company, will accompany the Presidents of Eivissa and Formentera on February 11 will travel to Brussels to meet with the European Environment Commissioner, Janez Potocnik.

Bauza has not explained whether he will speak with Mariano Rajoy or will use its influence as a regional baron of the PP well valued in calle Genova to press against the Cairn Energy project, supported so far by the Ministry of industry:

"I can only say that we will do everything possible, do not rule out any type of initiative, and we have clear that this must be stopped".

For his part, the President of the Consell de Mallorca, Maria Salom, has announced that the next plenary of the Mallorcan consell will adopt a motion against oil exploration: "what is bad for Eivissa is also bad for Mallorca" has secured.

The Menorcan President, Santiago Tadeo, also has spoken out against the oil company Cairn Energy projects: "all we are autonomous community and we must think about our future. 

Menorca biosphere reserve is and we should defend this value.

 We are very concerned about the news we have received on this oil project and new ones that have arrived, and this is something that should be above ideologies and political colors."