Veria, 28/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - The British proposal on extreme toughening of the European asylum policy received a mitigated welcome from most EU15 Ministers of the Interior, who met in informal Council in Veria, Greece. The welcome was cautiously favourable, several diplomats say, but, although the need for reform was recognised, the questions posed on details, legality and feasibility of this proposal were plentiful. The discussion took place in the absence of the UN High Commissioner...