Not here, in France. Looks like Michel Barnier sees the 'populist' route as his best shot at the Presidency, or perhaps the situation in France is as bad as I thought.
France should suspend all immigration from outside EU for up to five years, Michel Barnier says (msn.com)
France should suspend all immigration from outside the EU for up to five years and push the bloc to toughen its external borders, Michel Barnier has said.
The EU’s former chief Brexit negotiator, who is thought to be considering a tilt at the French presidency, said the European Union’s external frontier had become a “sieve”.
“I think we have to take the time for three or five years to suspend immigration,” he told public broadcaster France 2.
Mr Barnier said any suspension should exclude students and refugees, “who we need to treat with humanity and care”.
He called for a discussion with other EU member states about making the bloc’s external border “more rigorous”.
And the French politician claimed there were “links” between immigration and “terrorist networks that infiltrate migrational flows”.
France should suspend all immigration from outside EU for up to five years, Michel Barnier says (msn.com)
France should suspend all immigration from outside the EU for up to five years and push the bloc to toughen its external borders, Michel Barnier has said.
The EU’s former chief Brexit negotiator, who is thought to be considering a tilt at the French presidency, said the European Union’s external frontier had become a “sieve”.
“I think we have to take the time for three or five years to suspend immigration,” he told public broadcaster France 2.
Mr Barnier said any suspension should exclude students and refugees, “who we need to treat with humanity and care”.
He called for a discussion with other EU member states about making the bloc’s external border “more rigorous”.
And the French politician claimed there were “links” between immigration and “terrorist networks that infiltrate migrational flows”.
