Macron attacks sending migrants to Africa, days after UK passes Rwanda bill
by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels from World news | The Guardian on (#6MB9H)
Plan betrayal' of values, says French president in speech covering defence, Europe's waning influence and negative effects of Brexit
Emmanuel Macron has criticised migration policies that involve sending migrants to African countries as a betrayal of our [European] values", just days after the UK government passed its Rwanda deportation bill.
The French president made the remarks in a wide-ranging speech on Thursday aimed at warning Europe against over-dependence on other countries for security and trade.
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