The UK government doesn’t appear to have any interest in contributing to a multilateral solution given its letter made it clear it expects France to deal with all the asylum seekers including those who want to claim asylum in the UK.
I suspect the letter sent by the UK government was largely intended for domestic consumption by Conservative voters.
Imagine trying to dump your problems on other peoples shores because you don’t have the balls to deal with it on your own and then trying to pin the fault on others.
Most leaders elsewhere would be fucking apoplectic not frivolous.
Of course France doesn’t want them there. They are doing to UK what Belarus is doing to EU (or trying anyway, France is far better at it).
B-but the honorable Mr. Nigel Farage assured us all that in a world without the EU, all European countries would always be the best of friends. States would never bad-mouth and scapegoat each other for local political gains… >!( that if left unchecked grows into enemy narratives, breakdown of relations and eventually conflict )!<
Of course the tweet was unprofessional, as were some of the suggestions. I’m not sure disinviting is helpful.
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So far, I can’t read dannish, any translation mate ?
EDIT : Thanks to the person who provided a translation
Got to agree with that to be fair :
> We leaders do not communicate through tweets or published letters. We are not whistleblowers for Søren.
What a weird move, moreover when it has been reported he changed his stance between the letter he published and the call he made the day before.
> Johnson behaves ‘frivolous’
That’s sort of his brand.
https://old.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/r2hs46/france_scraps_uk_talks_over_johnson_migrants/
Google Translate to English:
>#France does not want Britain to attend migrant meeting: Johnson behaves ‘rudely’
>
>The dispute between Britain and France escalates after Prime Minister Johnson published a letter to President Macron.
>
>It is no shame to stay away when you are no longer invited.
>
>Britain’s Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has had to do so after the French government canceled her invitation to a meeting on the migration crisis in the English Channel.
>
>It was otherwise planned that Priti Patel should have traveled to the French port city of Calais on Sunday to reverse the crisis, which on Wednesday cost 27 migrants , including three children, the life of a drowning accident in the canal.
>
>>We leaders do not communicate through tweets or published letters. We are not whistleblowers for Søren.
>
>—Emmanuel Macron, President of France
>
>But last night, the British chose Prime Minister Boris Johnson, something sensational to publish a letter he had written to French President Emmanuel Macron.
>
>Here he listed a handful of suggestions on how the two countries together can fight the flow of migrants trying to sail in small boats from France to the UK – including making joint sea patrols in each other’s waters to keep an eye on migrants.
>
>However, he also suggested that France take all of them migrants who illegally cross the English Channel, back again.
>
>- If we can fundamentally destroy the business model of criminal gangs, we will be able to reduce – if it does not stop completely – the crossing of migrants significantly, it read in the letter from the Britishprime minister , which he shared on his Twitter profile.
>
>#The accident in short
>
>* On Wednesday, 27 migrants lost their lives on the English Channel
>
>* They tried to get from France to England on an inflatable boat
>
>* The boat sank off the coast of the French port cities of Calais and Dunkirk
>
>* Several women and children were among those killed
>
>* It is the deadliest accident on the English Channel since the death toll from the channel began to be recorded in 2014
>
># ‘It’s not serious’
>
>However, it did not go down well with the Elysée Palace in Paris, which believes that the letter is both frivolous and contrary to what Emmanuel Macron and Boris Johnson discussed over the phone two days ago.
>
>Therefore, the French government has now chosen to withdraw that invitation to Sunday’s meeting.
>
>- I get surprised when you do not do things in a serious way. We leaders do not communicate through tweets or published letters. We are not for the southwhistleblowers , it sounded this morning, according to President Macron’s *Le Monde* newspaper.
>
>The British Home Secretary, Priti Patel, will not be attending Sunday’s meeting with colleagues from France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, as well as the European Commission. (Photo: JESSICA TAYLOR © Ritzau Scanpix)
>
>However, the meeting in Calais will continue to take place on Sunday, but now only with ministers from France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany as well as representatives from European Commission .
>
>Here they will turn to what they can do to stop the migrant boats, of which only a few have arrived, after controls at the port of Calais and at the Eurostar train have been strengthened in recent years. At the same time, human traffickers have begun to place many more people on board the small boats than before.
>
>Over the weekend, the French estimated coast guard that 31,500 people since the turn of the year have tried to cross the English Channel by boat. In 2020, there were fewer than 10,000 people who tried it. And according to the British Home Office, just under 26,000 have succeeded this year alone migrants to reach the British coasts.
>
># LINE ANALYSIS
>
>By DR’s EU correspondent
>
>Ole Ryborg
>
.In Paris, the frustrations over the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and his government have long been great as a result of Brexit. And with British criticism of France’s efforts to stop migrants, French irritation has reached new heights.
>
>When Prime Minister Johnson presents a proposal for dealing with the migrant crisis on Twitter before it is discussed with the French government, it is seen from the French side that the British are most interested in how its handling of the crisis is mentioned in the British media. The Johnson government is well aware that there are no easy solutions, and therefore a negotiated solution with France will end up with something that will be difficult to sell to the conservative hinterland.
>
>But the British game is dangerous. Today, France carries out border controls on behalf of the United Kingdom. This has been due to a special agreement on border control – the so-called Touquet Agreement, which the countries concluded almost 20 years ago. But ahead of the French presidential election next year, there is growing pressure for France to either demand the renegotiation of the agreement or for it to be terminated altogether.
>
>If it becomes a major theme in the election campaign, Boris Johnson’s current actions in the migrant case could end up with Britain pushing French politicians into a situation where it ends up with less French border control – no more.
>
>#Neighbors and friends need to work together
>
>According to a spokesperson for Prime Minister Johnson, however, the letter was intended as a sincere and constructive kick in the debate.
>
>- This is something we take extremely seriously, it sounds according to Reuters from the spokesperson.
>
>And this morning, Transport Minister Grant Shapps told the BBC this morning that “friends and neighbors” should be able to work together on the issues. Therefore, the Minister also hopes that the French will reconsider the invitation.
>
>>No country can handle this on its own. Therefore, I hope that the French Government will reconsider it.
>
>—Grant Shapps, Secretary of Transportation
>
>- No country can handle this on your own. That is why I hope that the French Government will reconsider it. It’s in our interest and it’s in their interests. And it will to that extent benefit the people who are being smuggled into the UK illegally. We have seen the tragic pictures of people who have lost their lives, the Minister of Transport said this morning.
>
>The cancellation is just the latest deterioration in relations between Britain and France. Most recently, the two countries were up for grabs on fishing rights after Brexit, which, among other things, led tothreats of trade sanctions.
>
>But the French government has recently stepped up controls along the northern coasts to prevent people from sailing away. According to Politico, the number of officers has increased from 200 to 800, and according to the French Ministry of the Interior, more than 1,500 human traffickers have been arrested in the area since the turn of the year. Among them five, who were connected to Wednesday’s drowning accident.
>
>But as Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin also emphasized earlier this week to RTF , the French police are currently facing a “one gigantic task ”of holding people back.
>
>*There is a need for help for migrants, says the call from several aid organizations, including UTOPIA56:*
>
>Emmanuel Macron and Boris Johnson stressed earlier this week that they will do “everything possible to stop the gangs responsible”. However, the French president still has no plans to send a new invitation to the British.
>
>Instead, they will address the British government after Sunday’s meeting to reverse how they can most effectively deal with the migrant crisis.
>
>- If they decide to be serious, Emmanuel Macron emphasized this morning.
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France does not want Britain to attend migrant meeting: Johnson behaves ‘rudely’
The dispute between Britain and France escalates after Prime Minister Johnson published a letter to President Macron.
Wednesday’s drowning accident in the English Channel, which has killed 27 people, has renewed the dispute between the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and the French President, Emmanuel Macron. (Photo: pool © Ritzau Scanpix)
By Per Bang Thomsen – Brussels TODAY AT 13:48
It’s no shame to stay away when you’re no longer invited.
Britain’s Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has had to do so after the French government canceled her invitation to a meeting on the migration crisis in the English Channel.
It was otherwise planned that Priti Patel should have traveled to the French port city of Calais on Sunday to reverse the crisis, which on Wednesday cost 27 migrants , including three children, the life of a drowning accident in the canal.
We leaders do not communicate through tweets or published letters. We are not whistleblowers for Søren.
EMMANUEL MACRON, PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
But last night, the British chose Prime Minister Boris Johnson, somethingsensational to publish a letter he had written to French President Emmanuel Macron.
Here he listed a handful of suggestions on how the two countries together can fight the flow of migrants trying to sail in small boats from France to the UK – including making joint sea patrols in each other’swaters to keep an eye on migrants.
However, he also suggested that France take all of them migrants who illegally cross the English Channel, back again.
– If we can fundamentally destroy the business model of criminal gangs, we will be able to reduce – if it does not stop completely – the crossing of migrants significantly, it read in the letter from the Britishprime minister , which he shared on his Twitter profile.
THE ACCIDENT IN SHORT
On Wednesday, 27 migrants lost their lives on the English Channel
They tried to get from France to England on an inflatable boat
The boat sank off the coast of the French port cities of Calais and Dunkirk
Several women and children were among those killed
It is the deadliest accident on the English Channel since the death toll from the channel began to be recorded in 2014
READ ALSO : Rescuer picked up six bodies from the English Channel: ‘It was really, really shocking’
‘It’s not serious’
However, it did not go down well with the Elysée Palace in Paris, which believes the letter is both frivolous and contrary to what Emmanuel Macron and Boris Johnson discussed over the phone two days ago.
Therefore, the French government has now chosen to withdraw that invitation to Sunday’s meeting.
– I get surprised when you do not do things in a serious way. We leaders do not communicate through tweets or published letters. We are not for the southwhistleblowers , it sounded this morning,according toPresident Macron’sLe Monde newspaper.
The British Home Secretary, Priti Patel, will not be attending Sunday’s meeting with colleagues from France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, as well as the European Commission. (Photo: JESSICA TAYLOR © Ritzau Scanpix)
However, the meeting in Calais will continue to take place on Sunday, but now only with ministers from France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany as well as representatives from European Commission .
Here they will turn to what they can do to stop the migrant boats, of which only a few have arrived, after controls at the port of Calais and at the Eurostar train have been strengthened in recent years. At the same time, human traffickers have begun to place many more people on board the small boats than before.
Over the weekend, the French estimated coast guard that 31,500 people since the turn of the year have tried to cross the English Channel by boat. In 2020, there were fewer than 10,000 people who tried it. And according to the British Home Office, just under 26,000 have succeeded this year alonemigrants to reach the British coasts.
LINE ANALYSIS
BY DR’S EU CORRESPONDENT
Ole Ryborg
In Paris, the frustrations over the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and his government have long been great as a result of Brexit. And with British criticism of France’s efforts to stop migrants, French irritation has reached new heights.
When Prime Minister Johnson presents a proposal for dealing with the migrant crisis on Twitter before it is discussed with the French government, it is seen from the French side that the British are most interested in how its handling of the crisis is mentioned in the British media. The Johnson government is well aware that there are no easy solutions, and therefore a negotiated solution with France will end up with something that will be difficult to sell to the conservative hinterland.
But the British game is dangerous. Today, France carries out border controls on behalf of the United Kingdom. This has been due to a special agreement on border control – the so-called Touquet Agreement, which the countries concluded almost 20 years ago. But ahead of the French presidential election next year, there is growing pressure for France to either demand the renegotiation of the agreement or for it to be terminated altogether.
If it becomes a major theme in the election campaign, Boris Johnson’s current actions in the migrant case could end up with Britain pushing French politicians into a situation where it ends up with less French border control – no more.
ALSO READ : Macron and Johnson want to stop human trafficking, after 27 migrants lose their lives in the English Channel
Neighbors and friends need to work together
According to a spokesperson for Prime Minister Johnson, however, the letter was intended as a sincere and constructive kick in the debate.
– This is something we take extremely seriously, it sounds according to Reuters from the spokesperson.
And this morning, Transport Minister Grant Shapps told the BBC this morning that “friends and neighbors” should be able to work together on the issues. Therefore, the Minister also hopes that the French willreconsider the invitation.
No country can handle this on its own. Therefore, I hope that the French Government will reconsider it.
GRANT SHAPPS, SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
– No country can handle this on your own. That is why I hope that the French Government willreconsider it. It’s in our interest and it’s in their interests. And it will to that extentbenefit the people who are being illegally smuggled into Britain. We have seen the tragic pictures of people who have lost their lives, the Minister of Transport said this morning.
The cancellation is just the latest deterioration in relations between Britain and France. Most recently, the two countries were up for grabs on fishing rights after Brexit, which, among other things, led tothreats of trade sanctions.
But the French government has recently stepped up controls along the northern coasts to prevent people from sailing away. According to Politico, the number of officers has increased from 200 to 800, and according to the French Ministry of the Interior, more than 1,500 human traffickers have been arrested in the area since the turn of the year. Among them five, who were connected to Wednesday’s drowning accident.
But as Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin also emphasized earlier this week to RTF , the French police are currently facing a “onegigantic task ”of holding people back.
There is a need for help for the migrants, is the call from several aid organizations, including UTOPIA56:
Emmanuel Macron and Boris Johnson stressed earlier this week that they will do “everything possible to stop the gangs responsible”. However, the French president still has no plans to send a new invitation to the British.
Instead, they will address the British government after Sunday’s meeting to reverse how they can most effectively deal with the migrant crisis.
– If they decide to be serious, Emmanuel Macron emphasized this morning.
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The UK government doesn’t appear to have any interest in contributing to a multilateral solution given its letter made it clear it expects France to deal with all the asylum seekers including those who want to claim asylum in the UK.
I suspect the letter sent by the UK government was largely intended for domestic consumption by Conservative voters.
Imagine trying to dump your problems on other peoples shores because you don’t have the balls to deal with it on your own and then trying to pin the fault on others.
Most leaders elsewhere would be fucking apoplectic not frivolous.
Of course France doesn’t want them there. They are doing to UK what Belarus is doing to EU (or trying anyway, France is far better at it).
B-but the honorable Mr. Nigel Farage assured us all that in a world without the EU, all European countries would always be the best of friends. States would never bad-mouth and scapegoat each other for local political gains… >!( that if left unchecked grows into enemy narratives, breakdown of relations and eventually conflict )!<
Of course the tweet was unprofessional, as were some of the suggestions. I’m not sure disinviting is helpful.