EU: IMMIGRATION; ONE STATUS FOR REFUGEES NEEDED, SARKOZY
(ANSAmed) - BRUSSELS, OCTOBER 30 - The European Council in
December should define one European status for refugees, said
French president Nicolas Sarkozy at the end of the EU summit in
Brussels.
Sarkozy expressed his satisfaction for the commitments made
today by the 27 member states to strengthen Frontex, the
European coastal borders patrol agency and allow the
organization of common repatriation flights for illegal
immigrants. However, according to the French president, after
these results, in December the European Council should take
additional steps for cooperation in dealing with immigration,
overcoming the current fragmentation that exists between the 27
states in terms of the refugee status given to migrants who
apply for it. (ANSAmed).
2009-10-30 18:09