Gaddafi wants £4bn to stop Europe being flooded by migrants

LIBYAN leader Colonel Gaddafi is demanding billions of pounds from the European Union to stop Europe turning “black” through ­immigration.

Colonel Gaddafi says Europe will be swamped by immigrants Colonel Gaddafi says Europe will be swamped by immigrants.

The dictator also warned that the EU could be swamped by Muslims unless the aid is poured into schemes to tackle illegal immigration from Africa.

Gaddafi made the ultimatum at a two-day summit of EU and African leaders in Libyan ­capital Tripoli. The meeting finished ­yesterday.

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But last night, critics accused the tyrant of trying to hold Europe to ransom and raised concerns that the EU may cave in to his huge demands.

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Gaddafi, 68, sparked uproar at the summit by saying that unless “Christian white” ­countries gave him around £4billion, Europe would be flooded by migrants from ­poverty-stricken Africa.

“We should stop this illegal immigration. If we don’t, Europe will become black, it will be overcome by people with different religions, it will change,” he said. He complained Libya had only received £42million from the EU to help tackle illegal immigration across the Mediterranean.

And he warned that African leaders were ready to abandon 10 years of trade talks with the EU. He said: “Africa has other choices. Let every country and every group govern itself. Every country is free to serve its own interests. Africa can look to any other international bloc such as Latin America, China, India or ­Russia.”

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But Gaddafi’s demands were rejected by Eurosceptic critics last night. UK Independence Party MP Gerald Batten said: “The ­Libyan dictator demands equality for Africa yet looks for a £4billion bribe to block mass migration. He must believe that the EU is corrupt.

“I guess he has been reading the EU auditors’ report. His demands must be rejected.”

The row ­follows the outcry over the freeing of Lockerbie bomber, ­Abdelbaset Al Megrahi, 58, to Tripoli following his controversial release last year from a Scottish jail on compassionate grounds.

Earlier this year, EU officials suggested Gaddafi’s demands were being taken seriously.

Gaddafi made similar demands during a speech in Rome earlier this year when he said: “Italy needs to ­convince her European allies to accept this Libyan proposal: Five billion euros to Libya to stop illegal immigration. Europe runs the risk of turning black from illegal immigration, it could turn into Africa.

“We need support from the EU to stop this army trying to get across from Libya, which is their entry point. There is a dangerous level of immigration from Africa into Europe and we don’t know what will happen.

“What will be the reaction of the white Christian Europeans to this mass of hungry uneducated Africans?

“We don’t know if Europe will remain a cohesive continent or if it will be destroyed by barbarian invasion.

“We have to imagine this could happen but before it does we need to work together.”

A leaked report from border officials estimates that 900,000 ­illegals a year enter the European Union.

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