The France It is UK A contract worth €72.2 million (R$397 million) this Monday (14) was spent on travel prevention measures. Undocumented migrants across the English ChannelIt connects the two countries at its narrowest point of just 33 km.
Last year 28,526 people traveled in small boats. In the ten months to 2022 only, the figure 40,000 mark was reached40% increase so far.
The figures are a reflection of worsening migration crises on the continent, a Diplomatic rivalry between France and ItalyFor example, Paris and London already exist Boris Johnson was embroiled in recent tensions while still in powerBecause of the material.
Last week, the European union The number of asylum claims increased in August The record was reached in seven yearsWith 84.5 thousand forms, a 16% increase compared to the previous month.
Across the English Channel, voyages are always made to the United Kingdom. The mayor of Teteghem, a small French town next to Dunkirk, told the BBC that rescued and detained migrants are trying to cross again. “They don’t want to stay in Belgium, Germany or France. They want to go to England,” said Frank Derzin.
The agreement’s money, to be used between now and next year, will allow for a 40% increase. Number of French patrols On the coasts of Normandy and Haute-de-France. It will fund investments in surveillance technology, cameras, drones, police dogs and helicopters to detect and deter irregular travel.
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“I’m confident that we can reduce this number, but I want to be honest with people that there’s no magic bullet that’s going to fix this. We can’t do this overnight,” Sunak said.
The speech was signed by the interior ministers of the two countries in Paris. “The governments of the United Kingdom and France must work together to solve this complex problem,” said Britain’s Suella Braverman with Frenchman Gérald Tarmanin.
Last month, Braverman came under fire for announcing that Britain was facing “an invasion”. A term rejected by migration experts. Activists have pointed out to the conservative government that dire conditions have emerged at a migration center in the country’s south.
And this Monday, leaders France, Emmanuel MacronAnd Italy, Sergio MattarellaHe spoke on the phone to try to end a diplomatic crisis involving the same subject.
After tough words from both sides over what to do with the 230 migrants rescued by the Ocean Viking ship, they acknowledged the importance of maintaining good relations between the two neighbors and allies.
The boat was docked in Toulon in the Mediterranean last week after being denied by Italy. A photo of a boy on a boat with an arrow drawn inside a cardboard box with the word France written on it has gone viral on the web.
Paris accused Rome of breaking the bond of trust and violating international laws on protection for migrants. Prime Minister Georgia Maloney France’s reaction was called “incomprehensible and unnecessary”.
According to the group of presidents, they “stressed the need to create conditions for full cooperation in all areas bilaterally and within the European Union”.
