Relations between France and the United Kingdom are strained because the current British government does not keep its promises and the president Emmanuel Macron Say.
Macron accused London of failing to comply with the promise of Brexit and fishing licenses, but expressed France’s willingness to re-participate in good faith and called on the “British re-engagement” in the “humanitarian issues” of dangerous strait crossing points, and at least thereafter 27 immigrants drowned Attempt to reach the British coast.
“The problem with the British government is that it did not do what it said,” Macron said at a press conference.However, he added that there has been “progress” in the past few weeks, and France Hope to cooperate fully with London.
“I love Britain, and I love its people. I very much hope that there will be a government that sincerely cooperates with us,” he said.
At a press conference held at the Elysee Palace, Macron was asked about the relationship between Britain and France to introduce France’s plan to assume the rotating presidency of the European Council. As more and more people try to cross the border to apply for asylum in the UK, there has been tension over how to prevent further tragedies in the Strait.
He also claimed that the British economic model relies on illegal labor, which is a pulling factor across the strait.
He said: “Since the 1980s, the British economic model has relied on the illegal labor of foreigners, and there is still an opaque system. If the UK does not deal with these situations in good faith, we will always encounter this situation at our borders, France Manage this channel in good faith.
“We need to cooperate sincerely on issues migrant. ”
He added: “If we want to resolve the immigration issue between the two countries, this issue has become a humanitarian issue and we need the UK to re-engage.”
Macron said that the men and women on the coast of Calais “living in harsh conditions” because they “want to reach British soil.” He said that France provides accommodation centers and tens of thousands of meals throughout the year, but people want to reach the UK. He regretted that the British “have no legal procedures to deal with the right of asylum” at the Strait border, which meant that people risked their lives to find a way to reach the UK in order to live there.
Macron said he hopes that the dispute over the issuance of British fishing licenses to French fishermen after Brexit will be resolved before the French deadline on Friday, although the UK denies that they are working on any such time frame. “There has been progress in the past two weeks, progress has been made, and sincerely re-engaged. I hope it opens up new paths. I really hope so,” Macron said.
Macron said that in terms of defense, Britain has already promoted Okus The safety agreement between the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States prompted Australia to cancel its contract with France to purchase submarines.
Cancel submarine deal Caused an uproar in France, And accused its ally of stabbing it in the back. Macron publicly accused Britain for the first time as an “enthusiastic promoter” of rival transactions. “Can I ignore that the United Kingdom appears to be an enthusiastic promoter of a contract that deliberately fights French interests in the Indo-Pacific region in order to establish a unique alternative vision?” he said.
He said that all these are not “signs of blatant friendship, understatement”, but he said he hopes to cooperate sincerely with the British government.
The United Kingdom has stated that the Aukus agreement has no intention of disrupting its defense relations with France.
Before France assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, Macron called for the establishment of a new mechanism to protect the EU borders and provide emergency support for the border crisis, after thousands of refugees gathered on the border between Belarus and Poland in the past few months. He stated at a press conference that Europe “needs to ensure that its borders are protected” and added that France will promote the reform of the Schengen area, which allows passport-free travel among 26 European countries.
Macron will meet with the new German Social Democratic Chancellor Olaf Schultz on Friday. He also said that the EU should reconsider its strict budget deficit rules, because governments have to invest heavily to save the economy from Covid restrictions. Impact.
