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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8011

21 July 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/asylum
Council adopts first directive on asylum - Commission soon to present rules relating to recognition and contents of status of refugee

Brussels, 20/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, the Council adopted the directive relating to standards for the granting of temporary protection in case of a massive influx of displaced persons. The aim of the directive, on which the Justice/Home Affairs Council reached a political agreement on 28 May (see EUROPE of 30 May, p.7) is to grant immediate and temporary protection to persons in the obligation of leaving their country en mass in case of emergency, as was the case, for example,...

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