"France cannot host everyone if it wants to host people well," he said. Among the measures Philippe was to announce on Tuesday was a toughening up of the rules around how asylum seekers and migrants can access healthcare in France. Asylum seekers in France can access vital healthcare via France's Aide medicale d'Etat (AME). Currently asylum seekers can apply to access the PUMa system as soon as they have lodged their application. France also intends to put more resources into reducing the time it takes for asylum applications to be processed.

Source: The Local November 05, 2019 08:26 UTC