A migrant who seeks asylum holds documents as he gathers outside the Under Prefecture administration building in Calais, France, August 20, 2015. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
CALAIS, France (Reuters) - Britain will contribute 10 million euros ($11.2 million) to increased French humanitarian assistance and a fast-track asylum process for thousands of migrants camped in Calais in the hope of crossing the Channel, both countries said on Thursday.
The measures, announced by British Home Secretary Theresa May and her French counterpart Bernard Cazeneuve during a joint visit to the northern French port city, are accompanied by tighter security around the port and Channel Tunnel and combined police operations against people smugglers.
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