Brussels, 01/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - The United Nations High Commission on Refugees (HCR) and the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) are concerned that the European Union may be palming its responsibilities on asylum onto third countries. Their worries centre around the proposed directive to set minimum standards for procedures to examine asylum requests, which will be on the table of Thursday's Justice and Home Affairs Council. In particular, the international organisation and...