Brussels, 03/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - On the initiative of Antonio Vitorino, the European Commission adopted, this Tuesday 3 April in Strasbourg, the draft Council Directive relating to "minimum standards for hosting asylum seekers in the Member States" (legal basis: art.63 of the EC Treaty).
This text has as aim to: - set minimum standards for the hosting of asylum seekers in the EU in view of ensuring a dignified standard of living; - foresee different stages in the asylum procedure and...