WorldPARIS (Reuters) - France expects Britain to agree to take more asylum seekers and pay more for border security in order to maintain a frontier on the French side of the Channel, a French government official said. Britain’s border was extended into France under a 2003 bilateral treaty known as the Le Touquet accord. But a migration crisis and the Brexit vote to leave the European Union have made the arrangement an increasing source of friction. Asked if concrete announcements are expected at the talks, the source said: “Yes. His comments indicated Macron has dropped a campaign promise to renegotiate the Le Touquet accord in full.

Source: Sunday Times January 14, 2018 22:07 UTC