Just like at the border between Belarus and Poland, immigrants are exacerbating tensions between Paris and London. This briefing attempts to understand the latest conflict between two powerful neighbors who love and hate each other.
Emmanuel Macron is angry with Boris Johnson Post an official letter on Twitter that should be kept secret.inside letter, The British Prime Minister straightforwardly demanded that France take back the immigrants who illegally crossed the English Channel.
In response, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin cancelled the planned meeting with the British Interior Minister Priti Patel and informed her that she would no longer invite her to meet with the Interior Ministers of Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.
But without the participation of the United Kingdom, the achievements of such efforts are limited.Therefore, the four EU ministers Reach a minimum agreement for the use of reconnaissance aircraft To monitor the situation.
Many immigrants arriving in France are attracted by the flexible labor market and language, and hope to continue to the UK. This is a reality.
For many years, human traffickers have used trucks to transport people to Britain. However, security measures in the Channel Tunnel and French ports have been strengthened. Traffickers are now putting people on small boats and sending them across the strait, but the journey is fraught with danger.
There have been many drowning incidents, The worst on November 24: When 27 migrants tried a dangerous crossing, their dinghy collapsed.
Britain left the European Union under the slogan “Recover control”. However, it should be remembered that since Brexit officially left the European Union on December 31, 2020, the United Kingdom has left the single market for the first time in nearly 30 years. In fact, the United Kingdom no longer controls immigration.
The United Kingdom is no longer a member of the Dublin Regulation, which determines which EU member state is responsible for reviewing asylum applications.
In addition, London has not yet agreed to a plan to replace it, which makes the transfer of immigrants more difficult, which means that the UK no longer has the ability to repatriate asylum seekers who entered the country from France.
The Le Touquet Treaty between Paris and London in 2003 still applies. The key clause is the establishment of “joint state control bureaus” in the seaports of the Strait and the North Sea.
Subsequently, other bilateral agreements were signed in 2009, 2010 and 2014, stipulating that the United Kingdom will fund and control the security of French border checkpoints.
By effectively moving the British borders to French territory, the much criticized Treaty of Le Touquet in France caused hundreds of immigrants to Britain to be trapped near Calais, creating shanty town settlements, such as the “jungle” with about 10,000 people. “The camp is Cleared in October 2016.
France insists that every effort is being made to stop the border crossing. But as a local councilor said, it is unrealistic to think that the police can patrol 200-300 kilometers of coastline 24 hours a day, and it only takes a few minutes to take a boat to the beach and fill the beach with immigrants.
France believes that London should complain that France is not doing enough, and hints that the French police encourage immigrants to cross the English Channel, which is a shame.The narrative is British tabloid favorite ranch.
But the British ministers did not mention the disturbing fact that there is no mechanism for potential immigrants stranded in France to apply for asylum or visas to the UK.
Some French opposition politicians called for Paris to withdraw from the Touquet treaty (in theory, it is possible).
Former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier (Michel Barnier) is now a potential candidate for the center-right “republican” in the presidential election next year. He said these asylum applications should be processed in the UK.
The far-left candidate, Jean-Luc Melanchon, hopes to ferry them to the British Channel Island tax havens, such as Guernsey and Jersey. The good news is that he is not in power, because that would see the gunboat return to the strait.
wisely, French authorities say they will abide by the Le Touquet agreement.
Followed by Aucos with Fishing licenseThis is not the only ongoing conflict between Paris and London. But this is the most dangerous, because the nationalist rhetoric on both sides makes a solution impossible and heralds the arrival of more victims.
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- The Commissioner for Values and Transparency, Věra Jourová, went to Paris to prepare for France’s presidency of the Council of the European Union.
- Enlargement Commissioner Olivier Varei met with Jordanian officials to discuss the EU-Jordanian partnership.
- Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson (Kadri Simson) delivered an opening speech at the 2021 Paris World Nuclear Energy Exhibition.
- Officials and experts from the European Union and China will meet online during Competition Week from November 29 to December 2 to discuss competition policy priorities.
The opinions are those of the author.
[Edited by Zoran Radosavljevic]
