Brussels, 01/08/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Italian Presidency is proposing that the EU adopt a directive on Member States assisting others in the transport of non-EU citizens being deported overland. The proposal matches a directive proposed by Germany at the end of last year on assistance in deportation by air (see EUROPE of 25 January, p.17).
The Italian proposal gives details of how the assistance would work, listing cases where Member States can refuse to allow people to cross its...