France: Emmanuel Macron criticizes the migration policy of his European neighbors

President Emmanuel Macron criticizes migration policies in Italy, Spain and Germany at the JDD.

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During a long interview devoted to Africa granted to the Journal du Dimanche, Emmanuel Macron took the opportunity to clarify his thoughts on the migration management of France.

The head of state notably criticized his European neighbors.

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A diversion of European migration policy, this is how Emmanuel Macron judges the arrivals in France of many illegal migrants, coming in particular from Spain and Italy ... but also from Germany.

"

 All migrants not eligible for asylum

 " following the reception of nearly a million Syrians and Iraqis by the German authorities in 2015, finally came to France,

deplores the head of the State at JDD

.

" 

It is a system that I no longer accept

", he adds "

 and I have never underestimated the reality of this subject

 ".

Seduce his right-wing electorate

Emmanuel Macron therefore wants to be pro-Europe, but ready to change the rules, in favor of the right to asylum. He reminds migrants first of all have duties towards France. Emmanuel Macron continues to walk

on the borders of the right

, while marking his difference with a Marine Le Pen proposing to suspend all immigration for several months. A cookie-cutter measure, according to the head of state.

But Emmanuel Macron does not forget his center-left electorate: he thus pleads for an intensification of development aid, in particular to Africa.

The continent which must also, according to him, benefit from a massive plan to support the economy to cushion the shock of the Covid-19 crisis, otherwise, recognizes Emmanuel Macron, " 

we will be accountable and we will will pay dearly in terms of migration

 ”.

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