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But once allowed into Ireland or another EU country, no other EU country is allowed to prevent them entering that country.
Not true. The European commission has already stated that France are within their rights to stop them entering the country. Freedom of movement within the EU does not apply to people with temporary residence permits.
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France acted within its rights when it halted trains carrying North African migrants crossing its border from Italy, the European Commission says.
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EU spokesman Michele Cercone also said the residence permits were not visas, and France was under no obligation to admit people having neither EU visas nor EU passports.