France unveils plans to close Calais Jungle

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Paris - French President Francois Hollande has said he intends to close the "Jungle" camp in Calais and move 9,000 migrants to reception centres across France. Setting out for the first time detailed plans to deal with the camp, Mr Hollande said migrants would be given up to four months to seek asylum. He has faced criticism over the squalid conditions in Calais, which he acknowledged were "unacceptable". His comments came as other EU leaders met in Vienna to discuss the crisis. The Jungle camp has become a powerful symbol of Europe's failure to cope with the crisis unfolding from Africa and the Middle East. Half of the camp was dismantled earlier this year, and with immigration likely to be a key issue in next year's French presidential election, Mr Hollande is keen to close the rest.(FA)

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