Frans Timmermans and France

: He also confirmed that Brussels would provide an additional 5 million euros to assist France with the thousands of migrants and refugees living in the Calais region, according to Deutsche Welle. The humanitarian aid should help to finance a new refugee center which will hold around 1,500 people. The EU also pledged solidarity with France in managing the refugee crisis. "We will never turn away those who need protection," promised Frans Timmermans, the vice-president of the EU commission. Over 3,000 refugees currently live in camps and refugee centers, also known as "the Jungle," in the northeastern port city. Call for more border guards Both Valls and Timmermans called for more EU unity on refugees: "We need the cooperation of all member states. Refugees live in often squalid conditions in the camps while waiting to travel further into Britain. 0:00:00 0:00:00Situation in Calais, France Valls tried to deter migrants from coming to Calais on Monday, saying that security around the port and at the Eurotunnel had been "considerably reinforced." "To come to Calais is to throw yourself into a dead end," he warned. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.