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BREXIT: MACRON ‘TOO DEMANDING’ OF EUROPE BUDGET SAYS EXPERT Amelie de Montchalin denied the plot was built on Mr Macron’s desire for greater power in the bloc as she hit out at “dangerous”
populist movements springing up across Europe. The 34-year-old will have a friend in Ursula von der Leyen, the new European commission president, as she tries to overcome resistance from
less-liberal EU leaders who those who are wary of Mr Macron’s ideals. RELATED ARTICLES In an interview with the Financial Times, Mrs de Montchalin said EU states need to be more on the same
page when it comes to immigration policy and accept their fair share of newcomers arriving on Europe’s shores. She said: “Immigration is not about being hard or being soft - it’s about
being responsible and showing solidarity. “Being responsible in having frontiers and borders which are controlled, which are not fences, but which are controlled to organise to know who is
coming to Europe. “And then to show solidarity because the migration flows cannot be only dealt with and managed by the countries of first entry. Italy's government has said
France's Macron should not dictate how Europe handled migration (Image: GETTY) Ireland’s Europe minister Helen McEntee meets with Mrs de Montchalin on the Northern Ireland border
(Image: PA) “We cannot let only Spain, Italy, Malta and Cyrus having to deal with the migration because if we do so we create what we know at the moment populist movement, which because it’s
not managed and organised with solidarity and responsibility have freeway to have very dangerous ideas.” Her comments come after Italy’s populist government boycotted a meeting of European
ministers in July to address the migrant crisis. Interior minister Matteo Salvini, of the far-right League, objected to France and Germany setting the EU’s refugee policy while Italy
remains at the forefront of the issue. Mrs de Montchalin said people should not equate France’s ambition to an incessant need to be in control. READ MORE EU DIVIDED: BREXIT 'EXTREMELY
FAVOURABLE' FOR FRANCE BUT MERKEL LEFT WITH MASSIVE PROBLEM Mrs de Montchalin hit out at populist movements for their 'dangerous' ideas (Image: PA) RELATED ARTICLES She
said: “There are lots of misunderstandings. Often when France speaks, people think we are more ambitious than we really are. France is ambitious, but is not a megalomaniac — this is not
about megalomania”. The minister, who has been in the post for four months, slammed the rise of Euroscepticism across the bloc, after anti-Europe parties dominated the May elections. She
said “myths” and “fake news” being put out there had “helped foment Brexit” and said people were unaware of the many EU policies which had impacted their daily life for the better, such as
healthcare regulations and the safety of medicine. Just months into the job, Mrs de Montchalin is faced with the prospect of a no deal Brexit causing disruption to the bloc. DON'T
MISS Is Ursula von der Leyen’s wage too high? [POLL] Row over new EU migrant plan could destroy Europe [OPINION] MACRON HIT BY HUGE BLOW -UNEXPECTED SLUMP IN FRANCE [ANALYSIS] Macron with
fellow EU leaders earlier this year (Image: GETTY) French Europe minister Amelie de Montchalin is pushing President Macron's plot for EU integration (Image: AFP) Meanwhile, a French
economist has sounded a warning that the EU is trying to sow discontent among the United Kingdom. David Cayla added Brussels is “convinced” that the UK is unprepared to cope with the
economic fallout of a no-deal. He added: “Europeans are not surrendering [to the UK] and are waiting for the Brexit deadline to force the British to agree to all their conditions.” Mr Cayle
added the EU’s aggressive strategy is “dangerous and counterproductive”. President Macron is keen to see EU member states align their immigration policies (Image: Express.co.uk) He said: “It
is just as likely that the EU’s intransigence will in fact stoke nationalist sentiment in Britain and weaken support for the current withdrawal agreement.” And he said Brussels officials
must realise "there is no more" future in Theresa May's deal. The French economist added the Irish backstrop was now a symbolic price for Europe in order to let Britain leave.
Italy's interior minister Matteo Salvini will be furious at the revelation (Image: GETTY) And he said: "Europeans have refused to reopen negotiations. But the EU's position
is clearly not sustainable." After entering Downing Street last week, Boris Johnson has ramped up preparations for a hard Brexit. Speaking during a visit to Wales this week, Mr Johnson
said the ball was now in the EU’s court and called on EU leaders to compromise to prevent the UK crashing out the bloc on October 31.