/ world as we speak information/ Emmanuel Macron stated in his interview that he would favor authorized migrants from Guinea and Ivory Coast to “unlawful Ukrainian and Bulgarian gangs”. In keeping with LCI, these phrases prompted outrage in Kyiv and Sofia. But when every part is rapidly settled with Ukraine, then France already has friction in relations with Bulgaria.
French President Emmanuel Macron throughout one of many interviews stated that he would favor migrants to come back to France who’re authorized, registered and topic to quotas. He added: “I desire authorized migrants from Guinea or Ivory Coast who come to us and work (in areas the place international labor is required, for instance in development) than unlawful Ukrainian and Bulgarian gangs.”
As LCI notes in its article, this phrase has not gone unnoticed in Bulgaria itself. The pinnacle of the Bulgarian diplomacy protested in opposition to these “offensive” expressed by the French president. French authorities, for his or her half, say they’ve given an evidence in an try to attenuate the diplomatic battle.
On the Ukrainian facet, dissatisfaction was expressed in the truth that Ukraine known as the French ambassador within the nation and requested him for explanations about “the phrases attributed to the French president”. The French ambassador assured the Ukrainian facet that Paris has no complaints in opposition to Ukrainian residents coming to France.
The whole lot was extra difficult with Bulgaria, notes the creator of the article. Relations between Paris and Sofia are already strained because of the transport reform. Thus, the Bulgarian authorities instantly expressed their protest and appointed an viewers for November 4 to elucidate the French ambassador.
French authorities say it is a misunderstanding, that Emmanuel Macron’s phrases had been about unlawful gangs and never about staff from Bulgaria or Ukraine. Emmanuel Macron despatched his explanations to his Bulgarian colleague in an SMS. And the Prime Minister of Bulgaria stated that Emmanuel Macron had contacted him to guarantee him that he supported Bulgaria and that his phrases had been misinterpreted. “As Prime Minister, I cannot permit anybody to insult our individuals and I hope that such conditions is not going to occur once more”LCI quotes the phrases of the top of the Bulgarian authorities.
Translation: M.Zhelyazkova
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