UK, France stick to Calais migrant deal 'now and when' Britain leaves the E.U

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UK, France stick to Calais migrant deal 'now and when' Britain leaves the E.U

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French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (L) welcomes Britain's Home Secretary Amber Rudd before a meeting in Paris, France, August 30, 2016.
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(Reuters) - British and French interior ministers agreed on Tuesday to develop cooperation "now and when the United Kingdom leaves the EU" to address challenges posed by flows of migrants to the European Union.

Britain's new interior minister, Amber Rudd, came to Paris to meet her French counterpart, seeking assurances on a deal which allows Britain to make border checks in Calais and keep thousands of would-be migrants and asylum seekers in France.

The meeting came days after French presidential contender Nicolas Sarkozy said Britain should deal on its own territory with migrants camped in the northern town, joining similar calls by Alain Juppe, also a conservative presidential candidate.

Officials say there are about 7,000 migrants sprawled across the area known as the "Jungle" north of Calais, with the aim of many to reach Britain illegally through the Channel Tunnel. Non-governmental organisations put the number at over 9,000.

"We are committed to working together to strengthen the security of our shared border, to strongly diminish the migratory pressure in Calais and preserve the vital economic link supported by the juxtaposed controls in Calais," Rudd and her French counterpart Bernard Cazeneuve said in a statement.

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"We pledge that this co-operation must and will be developed, now and after the United Kingdom leaves the EU," they added.

Some French and British officials, including then prime minister David Cameron, had warned Britain that the Anglo-French Le Touquet agreement could be harmed if the country voted to leave the European Union at a referendum on June 23.

Sarkozy's comments chimed with Xavier Bertrand, the region's head, who said France should scrap the agreement unless British Prime Minister Theresa May agreed to renegotiate the system agreed under the accord which allows British officials to check passports in France.

Bertrand, who belongs to the same party as Sarkozy and Juppe, the conservative Les Republicains, has no power on migration issues, which was a hot-button issue in the Brexit vote in Britain and is now also in the campaign for next April's presidential election in France.

France's Socialist government, including Cazeneuve and President Francois Hollande, have repeatedly said they will respect the Le Touquet agreement which, if dropped, could spur the flow of refugees fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and Africa through France to Britain.

(Reporting by Ingrid Melander, additional reporting by Elizabeth Piper in London, Editing by Stephen Addison)

http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/idUKKCN115108

Hmmmm.....wonder why this thousands of migrants all want to come to Britain. It's not Iike France, Germany and other E.U countries are third world countries

 

[Vergennes]

UK, France stick to Calais migrant deal 'now and when' Britain leaves the E.U

REUTERS/PASCAL ROSSIGNOL +

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (L) welcomes Britain's Home Secretary Amber Rudd before a meeting in Paris, France, August 30, 2016.
REUTERS/GONZALO FUENTS

(Reuters) - British and French interior ministers agreed on Tuesday to develop cooperation "now and when the United Kingdom leaves the EU" to address challenges posed by flows of migrants to the European Union.

Britain's new interior minister, Amber Rudd, came to Paris to meet her French counterpart, seeking assurances on a deal which allows Britain to make border checks in Calais and keep thousands of would-be migrants and asylum seekers in France.

The meeting came days after French presidential contender Nicolas Sarkozy said Britain should deal on its own territory with migrants camped in the northern town, joining similar calls by Alain Juppe, also a conservative presidential candidate.

Officials say there are about 7,000 migrants sprawled across the area known as the "Jungle" north of Calais, with the aim of many to reach Britain illegally through the Channel Tunnel. Non-governmental organisations put the number at over 9,000.

"We are committed to working together to strengthen the security of our shared border, to strongly diminish the migratory pressure in Calais and preserve the vital economic link supported by the juxtaposed controls in Calais," Rudd and her French counterpart Bernard Cazeneuve said in a statement.

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"We pledge that this co-operation must and will be developed, now and after the United Kingdom leaves the EU," they added.

Some French and British officials, including then prime minister David Cameron, had warned Britain that the Anglo-French Le Touquet agreement could be harmed if the country voted to leave the European Union at a referendum on June 23.

Sarkozy's comments chimed with Xavier Bertrand, the region's head, who said France should scrap the agreement unless British Prime Minister Theresa May agreed to renegotiate the system agreed under the accord which allows British officials to check passports in France.

Bertrand, who belongs to the same party as Sarkozy and Juppe, the conservative Les Republicains, has no power on migration issues, which was a hot-button issue in the Brexit vote in Britain and is now also in the campaign for next April's presidential election in France.

France's Socialist government, including Cazeneuve and President Francois Hollande, have repeatedly said they will respect the Le Touquet agreement which, if dropped, could spur the flow of refugees fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and Africa through France to Britain.

(Reporting by Ingrid Melander, additional reporting by Elizabeth Piper in London, Editing by Stephen Addison)

http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/idUKKCN115108

Hmmmm.....wonder why this thousands of migrants all want to come to Britain. It's not Iike France, Germany and other E.U countries are third world countries

What Cazeneuve and the socialist government say now doesn't matter as they will be replaced by a government with total different policies in just some months.

Up to the brits to take their responsabilities (and their border) I agree with Sarkozy and others,I don't know why we should act as a barrier for the UK and waste police forces when they are needed elsewhere.
All the Republican Security Companies of the Pays Basque (Basque country) have all been deployed to Calais... for what ?

 

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What Cazeneuve and the socialist government say now doesn't matter as they will be replaced by a government with total different policies in just some months.

Up to the brits to take their responsabilities (and their border) I agree with Sarkozy and others,I don't know why we should act as a barrier for the UK and waste police forces when they are needed elsewhere.
All the Republican Security Companies of the Pays Basque (Basque country) have all been deployed to Calais... for what ?

Come on , we are each other closest allies(after the U. S for us obviously.lol ). So obviously we should take actions that both serves our interests. Don't forget that a system whereby we should be processing asylum claims from France like the now disgraced sakorzy and others are calling for, will not be in the interests of both France and Britain. Since it will attract even far more migrants towards France heading this way. Causing even more Chaos in Calais. So it's in both our interests to maintain this agreement and discourage more migrants from making this perilous journey . They should know that they will end up in dirty camps with little hope of getting here. That way, they won't risk their lives to get here/make the journey in the first place .

 

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Come on , we are each other closest allies(after the U. S for us obviously.lol ). So obviously we should take actions that both serves our interests. Don't forget that a system whereby we should be processing asylum claims from France like the now disgraced sakorzy and others are calling for, will not be in the interests of both France and Britain. Since it will attract even far more migrants towards France heading this way. Causing even more Chaos in Calais. So it's in both our interests to maintain this agreement and discourage more migrants from making this perilous journey . They should know that they will end up in dirty camps with little hope of getting here. That way, they won't risk their lives to get here/make the journey in the first place .

Lol,mon ami......... if you think we are going to cut our relations or they are going to deteriorate just because of some backward illegal migrants......
But yes,we have to find a solution to this problem and we will most likely reach to an agreement where both sides win. (Where of course those illegal migrants lose!)

 

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Lol,mon ami......... if you think we are going to cut our relations or they are going to deteriorate just because of some backward illegal migrants......
But yes,we have to find a solution to this problem and we will most likely reach to an agreement where both sides win. (Where of course those illegal migrants lose!)

Oui Mon pote. Win -win for us.(but lose-lose for the illegal economice migrants? )

 

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UK, France stick to Calais migrant deal 'now and when' Britain leaves the E.U

REUTERS/PASCAL ROSSIGNOL +

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (L) welcomes Britain's Home Secretary Amber Rudd before a meeting in Paris, France, August 30, 2016.
REUTERS/GONZALO FUENTS

(Reuters) - British and French interior ministers agreed on Tuesday to develop cooperation "now and when the United Kingdom leaves the EU" to address challenges posed by flows of migrants to the European Union.

Britain's new interior minister, Amber Rudd, came to Paris to meet her French counterpart, seeking assurances on a deal which allows Britain to make border checks in Calais and keep thousands of would-be migrants and asylum seekers in France.

The meeting came days after French presidential contender Nicolas Sarkozy said Britain should deal on its own territory with migrants camped in the northern town, joining similar calls by Alain Juppe, also a conservative presidential candidate.

Officials say there are about 7,000 migrants sprawled across the area known as the "Jungle" north of Calais, with the aim of many to reach Britain illegally through the Channel Tunnel. Non-governmental organisations put the number at over 9,000.

"We are committed to working together to strengthen the security of our shared border, to strongly diminish the migratory pressure in Calais and preserve the vital economic link supported by the juxtaposed controls in Calais," Rudd and her French counterpart Bernard Cazeneuve said in a statement.

ADVERTISEMENT
"We pledge that this co-operation must and will be developed, now and after the United Kingdom leaves the EU," they added.

Some French and British officials, including then prime minister David Cameron, had warned Britain that the Anglo-French Le Touquet agreement could be harmed if the country voted to leave the European Union at a referendum on June 23.

Sarkozy's comments chimed with Xavier Bertrand, the region's head, who said France should scrap the agreement unless British Prime Minister Theresa May agreed to renegotiate the system agreed under the accord which allows British officials to check passports in France.

Bertrand, who belongs to the same party as Sarkozy and Juppe, the conservative Les Republicains, has no power on migration issues, which was a hot-button issue in the Brexit vote in Britain and is now also in the campaign for next April's presidential election in France.

France's Socialist government, including Cazeneuve and President Francois Hollande, have repeatedly said they will respect the Le Touquet agreement which, if dropped, could spur the flow of refugees fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and Africa through France to Britain.

(Reporting by Ingrid Melander, additional reporting by Elizabeth Piper in London, Editing by Stephen Addison)

http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/idUKKCN115108

Hmmmm.....wonder why this thousands of migrants all want to come to Britain. It's not Iike France, Germany and other E.U countries are third world countries

It's benefit heaven.