France had ' right on trains to stop '

18 April 2011 last updated at 14: 56 GMT the Italian Government insists the migrants have the right paperwork to give France France acted within their rights when it stopped trains with North African immigrants across the border from Italy, the European Commission says.

Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstr?m said French officials "Reasons of public order" had cited.

An EU spokesman also said that France was not required, entry for people with temporary residency grant carbon dioxide emission allowance given some migrants from Italy.

Italy complained that movement infringed EU rules on the free right to travel.

For those legally living in the 25 Member States in the Schengen area - which include France and Italy - no travel documents are required.

'Strong protest'

Earlier on Monday, the French Interior Ministry said the rail link between Menton and Ventimiglia, and France, Italy, usually was in operation.

It said it had a "isolated problem" by hundreds of activists on a train planning an "undeclared demonstration" in France, and pose a problem for the public order, the temporary in nature has been caused.

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He estimated that up to 10 trains five on both sides of the border France Italy may have been affected by the error.

The statement came after the Italian Ambassador in Paris by Foreign Minister Franco Frattini was dependent, a "strong protest" blocking the trains submit. The Ambassador movement known as "illegitimate and clear violation of the general European principles".

During Commissioner recognized that a cause for concern could have given the activists, was he that it was not "sufficient reason to seal one of the most heavily used and sensitive European borders justify".

Give migrants the right paperwork to France had, he added.

Temporary residence permits at Italy many of the 26,000 Tunisians were type, which the country illegally to escape the unrest in the region of overwhelming refugee centres have entered in the last few weeks. Many have relations with France and Italy says they should be able to travel.

Large number of North African migrants must landing on Italian coasts

France has said it will grant entry migrants keep the permits only if they can prove that they can support themselves financially.

At a press conference on Monday afternoon, Ms Malmstr?m said a letter from France to explain that which was "temporary" errors the result of "public policy reasons".

"It may be that this not the Schengen border code provisions is subject to." "But it seems that they had the right to do so," she said.

EU spokesman Michele Cercone said also the residence permits were not Visa, and France was not obliged to, people are not EU-visa or EU passports.

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