Letter sent to EU said Brexit had gravely affected ‘the coherence of policies’ on asylum and migration
Germany and France have called for a Europe-wide deal on migration and asylum with the UK government, to capitalise on Labour’s more “constructive” approach to EU-UK relations.
Darmanin and Faeser urged the European Commission to “rapidly” present “a draft negotiating mandate” for talks with the UK on asylum and migration. France has long sought an EU-wide asylum pact with the UK, but Germany has never signalled such strong support until now. Darmanin, who wasThe politics of an EU-UK migration deal could prove sensitive for Starmer’s government, which has been accused by refugee charities ofon asylum and migration.
Asked to comment on whether the commission had moved on from Johansson’s previous comments, a commission spokesperson said: “Our positions on relations are indeed well known,” without elaborating further.
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