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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has threatened to reinstate passport checks for all EU citizens arriving in France if EU countries fail to properly secure their borders against illegal immigrants.
"There are 120 kilometers between Greece and Turkey which are not guarded," said Sarkozy. "I am within my rights to demand what the sanctions should be. I give one year for this practice to change, otherwise we suspend our membership of the Schengen Agreement."
"As it is France which has the most generous welfare benefits, we are the ones most affected by putting these measures into place properly," he added.
"Unchecked immigration thwarts Europe's ability to take in and integrate new entrants and puts strains on social safety nets for the most disadvantaged across the continent," Sarkozy said during an election rally last month. He has claimed that if re-elected, he will reduce immigration to France from 180,000 a year to 100,000 and introduce tighter controls on certain immigrant's access to benefits payments.
The UK is not part of the Schengen Agreement and UK citizens still need a passport to visit France. But any changes would mean re-instating passport checks for all European and non-EU travellers arriving in France.
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"There are 120 kilometers between Greece and Turkey which are not guarded," said Sarkozy. "I am within my rights to demand what the sanctions should be. I give one year for this practice to change, otherwise we suspend our membership of the Schengen Agreement."
"As it is France which has the most generous welfare benefits, we are the ones most affected by putting these measures into place properly," he added.
"Unchecked immigration thwarts Europe's ability to take in and integrate new entrants and puts strains on social safety nets for the most disadvantaged across the continent," Sarkozy said during an election rally last month. He has claimed that if re-elected, he will reduce immigration to France from 180,000 a year to 100,000 and introduce tighter controls on certain immigrant's access to benefits payments.
The UK is not part of the Schengen Agreement and UK citizens still need a passport to visit France. But any changes would mean re-instating passport checks for all European and non-EU travellers arriving in France.
If you would like to apply for a visa, WorkPermit.com can help. WorkPermit.com is a specialist visa consultancy with almost twenty-five years of experience dealing with visa applications. We can help with a wide range of visa applications to your country of choice. Please feel free to contact us for further details.
