Editing Channel Tunnel (section)

=== Diplomatic efforts ===
Local authorities in both France and the UK called for the closure of the Sangatte migrant camp, and [[Getlink|Eurotunnel]] twice sought an injunction against it.<ref name="Red Cross"/> As of 2006 the United Kingdom blamed France for allowing Sangatte to open, and France blamed both the UK for its then lax asylum rules/law, and the EU for not having a uniform immigration policy.<ref name="Notorious"/> The problem's ''[[cause célèbre]]'' nature even resulted in journalists being detained as they followed migrants onto railway property.<ref>{{cite web  | url = http://www.freemedia.at/cms/ipi/freedom_detail.html?country=/KW0001/KW0003/KW0060/&year=2001  | title = 2001 World Press Freedom Review: France  | publisher = International Press Institute  | access-date = 4 August 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071024205028/http://www.freemedia.at/cms/ipi/freedom_detail.html?country=%2FKW0001%2FKW0003%2FKW0060%2F&year=2001  | archive-date = 24 October 2007 | url-status = dead  }}</ref>

In 2002, the [[European Commission]] told France that it was in breach of [[European Union]] rules on the free transfer of goods because of the delays and closures as a result of its poor security. The French government built a double fence, at a cost of £5&nbsp;million, reducing the numbers of migrants detected each week reaching Britain on goods trains from 250 to almost none.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2282306.stm | title = Sangatte asylum talks due |work=BBC News | date = 26 September 2002 | access-date =4 August 2006 }}</ref> Other measures included [[Closed-circuit television|CCTV]] cameras and increased police patrols.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2017789.stm | title = Tunnel security to be tightened |work=BBC News | date = 31 May 2002 | access-date =4 August 2006 }}</ref> At the end of 2002, the Sangatte centre was closed after the UK agreed to absorb some migrants.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/1408494/Blunkett-reaches-deal-to-shut-Sangatte-camp.html | title = Blunkett reaches deal to shut Sangatte camp |first1=Philip Delves |last1=Broughton |first2=Andrew |last2=Sparrow |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK | date = 27 September 2002 | access-date =25 February 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Calais mayor threatens to block port if UK fails to help deal with migrants  |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/03/calais-mayor-threatens-block-port-uk-fails-help-migrants |work=The Guardian |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |date=2 September 2014 |access-date=3 March 2015}}</ref>

On 23 and 30 June 2015,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33249546 |title=Cross-Channel transport improving after Calais migrant chaos |work=BBC News |date=24 June 2014 |access-date=3 July 2015}}</ref> striking workers associated with [[MyFerryLink]] damaged sections of track by burning car tires, cancelling all trains and creating a backlog of vehicles. Hundreds seeking to reach Britain attempted to stow away inside and underneath transport trucks destined for the UK. Extra security measures included a £2{{nbsp}}million upgrade of detection technology, £1{{nbsp}}million extra for dog searches, and £12{{nbsp}}million (over three years) towards a joint fund with France for security surrounding the Port of Calais.