00:00Five EU member states bordering the Mediterranean Sea have raised concerns about a migration deal currently under negotiation between France and the United Kingdom.
00:11Italy, Spain, Greece, Malta and Cyprus sent a joint letter to the European Commission to express their doubts about the agreement.
00:20The British and French governments are discussing a one-for-one pilot scheme allowing the UK to return irregular migrants who crossed the channel in small boats to France.
00:33In exchange, the UK would accept migrants currently in France who are seeking family reunification in Britain.
00:42But a possible consequence would be that migrants rejected by the UK could end up being sent by France to other southern European states,
00:51as under EU law, irregular migrants must apply for asylum in the first EU country they enter.
01:00The European Commission acknowledged the receipt of the letter.
01:04We are in contact with the French and the UK authorities to ensure the necessary clarifications are made
01:09and we are working with France and the UK as well as other member states to support solutions that are compatible with the spirit and the letter of EU law.
01:18In May, the EU and the UK signed a common understanding for cooperation in several fields, including tackling irregular migration.
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