Published 08:34 IST, November 14th 2020

French MEP Nicolas Bay urges EU to stop 'showering' Turkey, Pakistan with subsidies

French MEP Nicolas Bay's comments were made in the context of a debate on the 'fight against terrorism, freedom of expression and education.

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French Member of European Parliament (MEP) Nicolas Bay has asked European Union to stop ‘showering’ Ankara and Islamab with subsidies and put up sanctions against m as he called Turkey and Pakistan 'countries of concern' amid rising terror attacks in Europe. Speaking to European Commissioner Ylva Johansson, who is responsible for Home Affairs, Bay expressed his disapproval of support that European Commission gives to countries of concern. Earlier last month, France suffered two dely Islamic extremist attacks. Three people were killed in a church in sourn city of Nice, and a teacher was beheed outside Paris for showing caricatures of Prophet Muhamm to his class over a debate on free expression.

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French MEP blames Turkey and Pakistan 

As per a press statement, “During European Parliamentary plenary of vember, 11 French MEP Nicolas Bay from Identity and Democracy Group h strong words against European aid to Pakistan and Turkey in light of threats coming from both countries. MEP Bay's comments were me in context of a debate on 'fight against terrorism, freedom of expression and education”. Europe has been a target of various terror attacks in Vienna, Mrid, London, Paris, Nice, Milan, Berlin, Amsterdam, Toulouse, Stockholm and St Petersburg. Bay pointed out that since Mrid attacks, lots of people have been killed by Islamist terroorist and Europe is losing its identity. He said, “y attack us for who we are, t what we do. We cant fight this battle if we refuse to name enemy”. 

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Stating that Turkey and Pakistan are countries of concerns, Bay said, “Erdogan is also moving forward because European Union does t dare to act, he is waging war on Armenia, and in Libya by deploying jihists from ranks of Da'esh, he is threatening our continent with migratory subversion, he is converting Basilica of Saint Sophie into a mosque". Bay furr critiqued Commission for its financing of Islamist organisations stating that EUR5.6 million h been given towards Muslim Brorhood networks. "In total, over last 5 years, European Union has paid 36.5 million euros directly to Islamist organisations or projects in which y were involved”. 

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08:34 IST, November 14th 2020