City officials place part of the blame on Britain, saying it bears responsibility as the main magnet of the Calais migrants. The mayor says she will seek millions of euros in damages.

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Historic Calais has been blighted by the ever-worsening migrant crisis in Europe, but while residents tell The Local the port city is dying a slow death, it's nowhere near as bad as the UK press ...

Calais has taken hard knocks in the past, notably from the British. It fell to the British in 1347 in the Hundred Years' War — and remained in British hands for more than two centuries.

"The city of Calais has the right to live like any European city," Agius said, "has the right to develop like any European city." Calais has taken hard knocks in the past, notably from the British.

There is just no expendable cash,” he said. Calais has lost 9 percent of its population in the last 10 years and at least a half dozen major businesses, City Manager Diane Barnes said.

Historic Calais has been blighted by the ever-worsening migrant crisis in Europe, but while residents tell The Local the port city is dying a slow death, it's nowhere near as bad as the UK press ...

“But these people aren’t tempted to stay … The migrant problem is, unfortunately, crippling.” Calais, a city of some 75,000, has some reasons to draw in tourists.