The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrellhas assured that the Government has let him know that the recognition of Palestine on the part of Spain it will occur next May 21thas advanced by Irish public television, although the Executive has not officially confirmed this date.

In an interview on ‘RNE’, when asked if, as Irish state television had reported, he knew that the date was that, Borrell replied: “I know because Minister Albares told me so.“. The head of European diplomacy had met hours before with the head of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, at an event on the occasion of Europe Day.

However, the Executive has not wanted to accept that date as good. Thus, diplomatic sources cited by Europa Press indicate that May 21 is one of the possible dates, since the recognition has to be endorsed by the Council of Ministers and that day is Tuesday. The same sources suggest that Pedro Sánchez’s commitment is to take the step before julyso there would still be more weeks of margin and the gesture does not necessarily have to occur before the European elections on June 9.

However, they point out that there would be no a priori impediment for the recognition of Palestine to occur during the electoral campaign that starts on May 24. Regarding how the procedure will be carried out, the sources explain that it will be a declaration from the Council of Ministers and they consider that it should not be necessary to make an extraordinary call for this.

Albares, who is in Washington this Friday to meet with the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, had avoided confirming the date precisely Thursday, when he assured that “what is truly important is not so much the exact day, but the decision, and The decision is made“.