Macron: France opposes return hubs for migrants in third countries
Macron and Sánchez said the hubs would waste resources and damage Europe’s credibility, as 19 EU leaders backed the new return law.
- On Friday, 19 European leaders signed a joint declaration calling to make "full use" of new European Union laws enabling construction of return hubs to host migrants whose asylum applications have been denied.
- Led by Denmark and Italy, a coalition of fierce advocates wants to "move forward with solutions based in third countries as soon as possible" under the Return Regulation framework.
- French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez issued a rebuke, insisting the camps are "neither effective nor do they correspond with our principles."
- Macron stated, "I have never seen a return hub in a third country operate," while Sánchez dismissed the proposals as "absolutely inefficient" and "worthless."
- The debate exposes a deep rift within Europe over migration strategy, as Macron vowed not to allow European Union funds for the deportation camps.
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French president Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday, June 19th, that he does not support the creation of so-called migrant return hubs in third countries. This week saw the European Parliament approve the construction of ‘offshore’ processing centres for failed asylum seekers. Macron’s opposition to the facilities comes from what he presents as a combination of principle and pragmatism: I’m not sure that these are the fundamental principles on…
Nineteen Member States are asking the European Commission to finance these extra-European platforms, which are intended to welcome returned migrants. French President Emmanuel Macron opposes them.
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