From Europe News:
France says will not accept 'wave of Tunisian migration'
Expatica Netherlands 8 April 2011
France warned that it would not tolerate a "wave of Tunisian immigration" after Italy on Thursday granted humanitarian permits to thousands of Tunisians allowing them to travel around Europe.
French Interior Minister Claude Gueant warned that the permits would not be enough to move freely around the 25-country visa-free Schengen zone, which covers most of the European Union but does not include Britain or Ireland.
"It's not enough to have a residency permit in (a member state), you also need identity papers and, above all, the means to support yourself," Gueant said, adding that he would protest Italy's move with the European Union.
"If these conditions are not met, France is completely within its rights to sent back to Italy" those concerned. "That's what it will do," Gueant said. (...)
Posted April 8th, 2011 by pk
And this, related, also from Europe News:
French interior minister calls for less immigration
France24 8 April 2011
By Joseph BAMAT
French Interior Minister Claude Guéant says the government intends to reduce the number of immigrants allowed to enter the country legally, in statements evoking a divisive and little-understood aspect of contemporary French society.
"I have asked that we reduce the number of people admitted under work immigration visas,” Guéant told the conservative Figaro Magazine in an interview to be published on Friday.
"We also continue to reduce the number of foreigners coming to France for family reunification,” he said.
Some 20,000 people are allowed to enter France on work visas and another 15,000 for family reasons each year, according to the Ministry of the Interior, which is responsible for immigration.
Guéant also said he would not exclude changes to France’s policy on asylum seekers, suggesting a cap on asylum visas was also on the table.
The opposition Socialist Party and the organization SOS Racism have already condemned Guéant’s statement as a "provocation”.
Socialist MP Sandrine Mazetier said cutbacks to family reunification visas violated "fundamental rights” and accused the government of exploiting the issue of immigration to divert attention away from the country’s unemployment. (...)
Posted April 8th, 2011 by pk
France says will not accept 'wave of Tunisian migration'
Expatica Netherlands 8 April 2011
France warned that it would not tolerate a "wave of Tunisian immigration" after Italy on Thursday granted humanitarian permits to thousands of Tunisians allowing them to travel around Europe.
French Interior Minister Claude Gueant warned that the permits would not be enough to move freely around the 25-country visa-free Schengen zone, which covers most of the European Union but does not include Britain or Ireland.
"It's not enough to have a residency permit in (a member state), you also need identity papers and, above all, the means to support yourself," Gueant said, adding that he would protest Italy's move with the European Union.
"If these conditions are not met, France is completely within its rights to sent back to Italy" those concerned. "That's what it will do," Gueant said. (...)
Posted April 8th, 2011 by pk
And this, related, also from Europe News:
French interior minister calls for less immigration
France24 8 April 2011
By Joseph BAMAT
French Interior Minister Claude Guéant says the government intends to reduce the number of immigrants allowed to enter the country legally, in statements evoking a divisive and little-understood aspect of contemporary French society.
"I have asked that we reduce the number of people admitted under work immigration visas,” Guéant told the conservative Figaro Magazine in an interview to be published on Friday.
"We also continue to reduce the number of foreigners coming to France for family reunification,” he said.
Some 20,000 people are allowed to enter France on work visas and another 15,000 for family reasons each year, according to the Ministry of the Interior, which is responsible for immigration.
Guéant also said he would not exclude changes to France’s policy on asylum seekers, suggesting a cap on asylum visas was also on the table.
The opposition Socialist Party and the organization SOS Racism have already condemned Guéant’s statement as a "provocation”.
Socialist MP Sandrine Mazetier said cutbacks to family reunification visas violated "fundamental rights” and accused the government of exploiting the issue of immigration to divert attention away from the country’s unemployment. (...)
Posted April 8th, 2011 by pk
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