French President Emmanuel Macron upped his war of words with the nationalist leaders of Italy and Hungary on Wednesday, saying they were right to see him as their "main opponent" on migration.
His comment came after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (pictured left) and Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini (pictured right) launched an anti-migration manifesto, name-checking Macron as their adversary.
"There are currently two camps in Europe and one is headed by Macron," Orban told a press conference after talks with Salvini in Milan on Tuesday. "He is at the head of the political forces supporting immigration. On the other hand, we want to stop illegal immigration."
Macron has himself passed tougher legislation on illegal immigration but has blasted Italy and Hungary for maintaining an uncompromising stance on migrants while readily accepting EU development funding.
"I will give no ground to nationalists and those who spread words of hate. If they want to see me as their main opponent, they're right," he retorted on a trip to Copenhagen."In the coming days and months we will have to take far-reaching decisions on migration which will require a serious and responsible attitude, with a
genuine policy both towards countries of origin and internally," he added."That is not what Mr. Orban and Salvini are proposing." ..... | http://bit.ly/2olXYN6
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