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The French presidential hopeful said "radical" reforms are needed to end the migrant crisis engulfing the bloc. And she urged Italian prime minister Paolo Gentiloni to take action instead of bowing down to Eurocrats. Ms Le Pen said: "As long as Italy obeys the EU's diktat, it will be impossible to eliminate the problem of illegal immigration.

We need a bilateral agreement between Italy and France Marine Le Pen

"We need a bilateral agreement between Italy and France to intercept migrant boats, make sure they are safe and send them back." The outspoken right-winger made the comments while visiting Menton, a commune on the French-Italian border. She also said she was "disturbed" by figures showing the extend of migrant flows between the two countries.

GETTY Marine Le Pen attacked Italy for not standing up to the European Union

Things you didn't know about Marine Le Pen Fri, May 5, 2017 Marine Le Pen is a French politician who is the president of the National Front, a national-conservative political party in France and one of its main political forces. Play slideshow AFP/Getty Images 1 of 10 Described as more democratic and republican than her nationalist father, she has led a movement of "de-demonization of the Front National" to detoxify it and soften its image

GETTY The outspoken right-winger made the comments while visiting Menton

The Front National leader said: "Every time an illegal immigrant touches the EU's shores, there are at least ten others who try to do the same thing. We all know outcome is catastrophic. Three thousand people dying in the Mediterranean Sea is an insurmountable human drama." And she warned ISIS jihadists could take advantage of the border chaos, saying: "Border control is essential in the fight against terrorism."

GETTY FILE PICTURE Ms Le Pen warned ISIS could take advantage of the border chaos