05/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - Discussions on the British proposal for asylum reform and the Commission's communication on the same subject did not make overmuch headway, but did apparently confirm strong differences of opinion. The Swedish Minister for Immigration and Asylum, Jan O. Karlsson, marked his clear opposition to the British proposals, unequivocally rejecting the idea for transferring all asylum seekers to centres outside the EU. Speaking to the Press, he said that he even opposed...