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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8297

14 September 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/informal jha
Agreement on definition of refugee status, comprising persecution by non-State agents - discussion on notion of alternative protection - idea of a list of safe or nearly safe countries

Copenhagen, 13/09/2002 (Agence Europe) - All Member States now agree on a definition of refugee status that includes persecution by non-State agents if the State is not able to ensure the protection of the victims. The Danish minister for refugees and immigration, Bertel Haarder, Council President, welcomed the fact that, to his "great pleasure" if not to say surprise, the informal meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in Copenhagen had allowed agreement to be reached, on Friday. On...

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