“Great Britain must take its responsibilities,”
said Gérald Darmanin after the crisis meeting on migrants held in Calais with other European representatives.
The Minister of the Interior, however, assured that this meeting was not “
anti-British, but pro-European”
.
“We have to work with our British friends.
They must help us collectively to better fight against smugglers,
”he continued.
The emergency meeting was held following the death of 27 migrants in the sinking of an inflatable boat in the English Channel on Wednesday.
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Among the points raised during the meeting, the attractiveness of England is an issue that Great Britain must also address. If migrants "
risk their lives crossing the Channel, it is because they are attracted to England, in particular by the labor market which means that without identity documents, you can work
", indicated the minister. inside.
“But also because there are no longer any legal avenues to seek asylum in England. France, it is 50,000 asylum requests since January 1. In England, it's 30,000. "
Before concluding:
"We must not be hostage to their domestic politics."
The Minister of the Interior also announced "an even more intense fight" against the smugglers.
“We need to take tougher measures on smugglers.
Migrants should not be criminalized, but those who organize these transfers
”, he continued.
According to its announcements, a European Frontex plane will be deployed on December 1 to better locate the smugglers.
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