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Asylum and immigration pact: “We are very far from the migratory submersion that the populists denounce,” comments Libération’s European correspondent, Jean Quatremer
Jean Quatremer, Libération’s European correspondent, reacts to the agreement reached between the 27 on the asylum and immigration pact, after four years of negotiations. – (France 3)
Jean Quatremer, Libération’s European correspondent, reacts to the agreement reached between the 27 on the asylum and immigration pact, after four years of negotiations.
In Italy, Georgia Meloni, elected on the promise of stopping immigration, will finally grant 450,000 residence permits to foreigners. “It shows that faced with realities, populists do not last very long. We all know that the European continent is a demographic black hole in the world, (…) and that it remains an island of stability, peace, prosperity. Obviously, it attracts”reacts Jeans QuatremerLibération’s European correspondent.
Europe receives 1% of the world’s refugees
“We must keep reason, however, warns the journalist, particularly on asylum seekers. (…) You should know that nearly 99% of refugees in the world find refuge in the country neighboring theirs. That is to say that we Europeans receive around 1% of the refugees in the world. restores Jeans Quatremer. “We are very far from the migratory submergence that the populists denounce,” he summarizes, describing Europe as “iron Curtain”.
“The iron curtain built by the communists was to prevent citizens from leaving, we want to prevent foreigners from entering”describe Jeans Quatremer.
