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| Migrant crisis: EU at grave risk, warns France PM Valls | Migrant crisis: EU at grave risk, warns France PM Valls |
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| French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has warned that Europe's migration crisis is putting the EU at grave risk. | French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has warned that Europe's migration crisis is putting the EU at grave risk. |
| Mr Valls told the BBC Europe could not take all the refugees fleeing what he called terrible wars in Iraq or Syria. | Mr Valls told the BBC Europe could not take all the refugees fleeing what he called terrible wars in Iraq or Syria. |
| "Otherwise," he said, "our societies will be totally destabilised." | "Otherwise," he said, "our societies will be totally destabilised." |
| More than a million migrants, mostly refugees, arrived in Europe last year, many making perilous journeys. On Friday, at least 21 people were killed as their boats sank off Greek islands. | More than a million migrants, mostly refugees, arrived in Europe last year, many making perilous journeys. On Friday, at least 21 people were killed as their boats sank off Greek islands. |
| Mr Valls also said that France could keep its current state of emergency "for however long is necessary" because of the threat from Islamic State (IS) jihadists, whom he called "Daesh". | |
| The measures were introduced after the IS-led Paris attacks on 13 November and then extended for three months. | The measures were introduced after the IS-led Paris attacks on 13 November and then extended for three months. |
| Mr Valls said the war against IS could last for a generation. "As long as the threat is there we must use all means at our disposal." | |
| Katya Adler: Germans struggle to cope with influx | Katya Adler: Germans struggle to cope with influx |
| Teaching migrants how to behave | Teaching migrants how to behave |
| Migrants feel chill of tighter borders | Migrants feel chill of tighter borders |
| Europe's migrant crisis | Europe's migrant crisis |
| Cologne incidents | Cologne incidents |
| Mr Valls was speaking to Lyse Doucet, the BBC's chief international correspondent, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. | Mr Valls was speaking to Lyse Doucet, the BBC's chief international correspondent, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. |
| Europe, he said, needed to take urgent action to control its external borders. | Europe, he said, needed to take urgent action to control its external borders. |
| "If Europe is not capable of protecting its own borders, it's the very idea of Europe that will be questioned." | "If Europe is not capable of protecting its own borders, it's the very idea of Europe that will be questioned." |
| Asked about border controls inside Europe which many fear put the passport-free Schengen zone at great risk, Mr Valls said the concept of Europe itself was now in very grave danger. | Asked about border controls inside Europe which many fear put the passport-free Schengen zone at great risk, Mr Valls said the concept of Europe itself was now in very grave danger. |
| He did not directly criticise Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel for her welcoming message last year to refugees. | He did not directly criticise Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel for her welcoming message last year to refugees. |
| Mr Valls said she "had courage", but it was clear he believed her message was wrong, our correspondent says. | Mr Valls said she "had courage", but it was clear he believed her message was wrong, our correspondent says. |
| "A message that says 'Come, you will be welcome' provokes major shifts" in population, says Mr Valls. | "A message that says 'Come, you will be welcome' provokes major shifts" in population, says Mr Valls. |
| Where Europe is failing on migrants | Where Europe is failing on migrants |
| He added: "We know clearly that after the Cologne incidents that with the continuous flow, not only to Germany but the countries of Northern Europe, Austria, the Balkans are confronted with this influx, that's why we need to find practical solutions for our borders." | He added: "We know clearly that after the Cologne incidents that with the continuous flow, not only to Germany but the countries of Northern Europe, Austria, the Balkans are confronted with this influx, that's why we need to find practical solutions for our borders." |
| Mr Valls was referring to attacks in the German city on New Year's Eve - largely attributed to foreigners - that have sparked 800 complaints, 520 of them relating to sexual crimes. | Mr Valls was referring to attacks in the German city on New Year's Eve - largely attributed to foreigners - that have sparked 800 complaints, 520 of them relating to sexual crimes. |
| Mrs Merkel will later meet Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Berlin, with both the countries' cabinet members in attendance. | Mrs Merkel will later meet Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Berlin, with both the countries' cabinet members in attendance. |
| EU countries hope Turkey will help to control the flow of migrants reaching the EU from Syria and other conflict zones. | EU countries hope Turkey will help to control the flow of migrants reaching the EU from Syria and other conflict zones. |
| On Friday, at least 21 people, including eight children, died when two boats sank off the Greek islands of Farmakonisi and Kalolimnos, the Greek coastguard said. | On Friday, at least 21 people, including eight children, died when two boats sank off the Greek islands of Farmakonisi and Kalolimnos, the Greek coastguard said. |
| Some 48 survivors reached shore but dozens of other migrants were reported missing. | Some 48 survivors reached shore but dozens of other migrants were reported missing. |
| 'Eradicate IS' | 'Eradicate IS' |
| On the issue of the state of emergency, Mr Valls said France was "at war", which meant "using all means in our democracy under the rule of law to protect French people". | On the issue of the state of emergency, Mr Valls said France was "at war", which meant "using all means in our democracy under the rule of law to protect French people". |
| Paris attacks: In depth | Paris attacks: In depth |
| What happened on the night? | What happened on the night? |
| French politics shift to the right | French politics shift to the right |
| The measure gives police more power to conduct raids and impose house arrests. | The measure gives police more power to conduct raids and impose house arrests. |
| When asked how long he envisaged the state of emergency remaining, Mr Valls said: "The time necessary. | When asked how long he envisaged the state of emergency remaining, Mr Valls said: "The time necessary. |
| "As long as the threat is there, we must use all the means," he said, adding that it should stay in place "until we can get rid of Daesh", using an acronym for the IS group. | "As long as the threat is there, we must use all the means," he said, adding that it should stay in place "until we can get rid of Daesh", using an acronym for the IS group. |
| "In Africa, in the Middle East, in Asia we must eradicate, eliminate Daesh," he said. "It is a total and global war that we are facing with terrorism," he added. "The war we are conducting must also be total, global and ruthless." | "In Africa, in the Middle East, in Asia we must eradicate, eliminate Daesh," he said. "It is a total and global war that we are facing with terrorism," he added. "The war we are conducting must also be total, global and ruthless." |
| Mr Valls said France "could see attacks again", adding that six plots had been foiled over the past few months. | Mr Valls said France "could see attacks again", adding that six plots had been foiled over the past few months. |
| Attackers linked to IS killed 130 people in co-ordinated assaults across Paris in November, leading to the first declaration of a state of emergency in France in 10 years. | Attackers linked to IS killed 130 people in co-ordinated assaults across Paris in November, leading to the first declaration of a state of emergency in France in 10 years. |
| The measures are set to expire on 26 February. | The measures are set to expire on 26 February. |
| This week, a group of UN human rights experts said they were "excessive and disproportionate". | This week, a group of UN human rights experts said they were "excessive and disproportionate". |