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Migrants:on border walls, repartee between Greece and France
Athens, 'EU should fund them.' Paris, 'hypothesis doesn't exist'
06 February, 12:13
(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, FEB 6 - "We need to be clear and open:
anti-migrant barriers are playing a role. They should not be
condemned but financed by the EU." Greek Deputy Foreign Minister
Miltiadis Varvitsiotis said ahead of the beginning of the
General Affairs Council in Brussels. The migrants' issue, along
with the European response to the Inflation Reduction Act, will
be the focus of the meeting, preparing this week's leaders'
summit.
Questioned about the words of her Greek counterpart, however, French EU Affairs Minister Laurence Boone was clear: "On migration, discussions focus on the external dimension and the fight against traffickers. The protection of borders is important, but let's be clear, there is no European money to build walls or barriers at the borders." (ANSA).
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Questioned about the words of her Greek counterpart, however, French EU Affairs Minister Laurence Boone was clear: "On migration, discussions focus on the external dimension and the fight against traffickers. The protection of borders is important, but let's be clear, there is no European money to build walls or barriers at the borders." (ANSA).
