Valls urges European Union to limit migrant numbers

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Series Details 25.11.15
Publication Date 25/11/2015
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These remarks were seen as a harder line that the one taken by the French President François Hollande, who had a few days before showed the he intention to stick to the initial plans from the EU, which would bring up to 30,000 refugees to France.

The interview was published ahead of a meeting between German chancellor Angela Merkel and Mr Hollande to discuss ways of stepping up the fight against islamic terrorism in Syria and Iraq following the terrorist attacks in Paris on 13 November.

The period was also influenced by regional elections across France, scheduled to be held in early December. Polls indicated radical right's Front National increasing its popularity.

This feature analyses the remarks and the reaction to an interview given by France's Prime Minister with a German newspaper, in which he defended that Europe was not in a position to receive any more migrants and argued there was a need for the European Union to gain control of its external borders in an effective way.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.english.rfi.fr/europe/20151125-valls-urges-european-union-limit-migrant-numbers
Related Links
ESO: Background information: France reluctant to host large numbers of refugees http://www.europeansources.info/record/france-reluctant-to-host-large-numbers-of-refugees/
EUObserver, 25.11.15: French PM: Europe can receive no more refugees https://euobserver.com/migration/131262
The Guardian, 25.11.15: Manuel Valls: the French PM taking a hard line against terror http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/25/manuel-valls-french-pm-hard-line-against-terror
The Wall Street Journal, 25.11.15: France’s Valls Says Controlling EU’s Exterior Borders is Essential http://www.wsj.com/articles/frances-valls-calls-on-eu-to-close-borders-1448441314
Sputnik International, 25.11.15: French Prime Minister Urges Europe to Stop Accepting Refugees http://sptnkne.ws/ah2t
EurActiv, 25.11.15: Sueddeutsche Zeitung: French PM says Europe can't take in more refugees http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/sueddeutsche-zeitung-french-pm-says-europe-cant-take-more-refugees-319825
BBC News, 25.11.15: Migrant crisis: France Valls warns on refugee numbers http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34904931
France24, 25.11.15: French PM Valls says ‘no room for more refugees’ in Europe http://www.france24.com/en/20151125-france-manuel-valls-refugees-migrants-europe
Deutsche Welle, 25.11.15: Confusion over French PM Valls' comments on refugees http://dw.com/p/1HCTh

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