David
05-09-2009, 07:18 AM
A new story entry has been added:
Calais
A French government advice centre to help migrants in Calais who want to stay in France opened this week - and failed to get a single inquiry.
Critics said the zero response was proof that the migrants only ever had one destination in mind - Britain.
The new state-funded 'welcome centre' is the response by Paris to the demand from the Calais local authority for action to deal with the hundreds of migrants in the area.
French immigration minister Eric Besson arrives with Calais mayor Natacha Bouchart , Calais' mayor, at the Calais city hall during talks over migrants last month. French immigration minister Eric Besson arrives with Calais mayor Natacha Bouchart , Calais' mayor, at the Calais city hall during talks over migrants last month.
It hopes to ease the problem by helping migrants who wish to seek asylum in France.
Calais
A French government advice centre to help migrants in Calais who want to stay in France opened this week - and failed to get a single inquiry.
Critics said the zero response was proof that the migrants only ever had one destination in mind - Britain.
The new state-funded 'welcome centre' is the response by Paris to the demand from the Calais local authority for action to deal with the hundreds of migrants in the area.
French immigration minister Eric Besson arrives with Calais mayor Natacha Bouchart , Calais' mayor, at the Calais city hall during talks over migrants last month. French immigration minister Eric Besson arrives with Calais mayor Natacha Bouchart , Calais' mayor, at the Calais city hall during talks over migrants last month.
It hopes to ease the problem by helping migrants who wish to seek asylum in France.