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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7925

21 June 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/immigration/asylum
Parliament approves, with amendments, draft Directive on temporary protection of refugees, but rejects various legislative initiatives from member States - Mr Vitorino announces Commission initiatives

Strasbourg, 16/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - By adopting, by 276 votes, against 200 and 27 abstentions, the report by the Dutch Liberal Jan Wiebenga, the European Parliament approved, with several amendments trying to guarantee the rights of refugees and notably children, the draft Directive relating to minimum standards for granting temporary protection in case of a massive influx of displaced persons and measures aiming to ensure a balance between the efforts agreed by the Member States to...

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