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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8259

20 July 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/immigration
Towards an EU repatriation policy - International organisations stress repatriation must be voluntary

Brussels, 19/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - Drawing up a European policy on repatriation immigrants without proper papers to their country of origin won broad support from the international organisations, NGOs and Member States present at a special hearing organised on Tuesday by the European Commission. Broad consensus has arisen over the idea behind the policy and the importance of favouring voluntary repatriation and cooperation with the countries of origin. Disagreements focus on how to carry...

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