Brussels, 06/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - The report by Hubert Pirker (EPP-ED, Austria) to be discussed in plenary on 14 January in Strasbourg largely approves the European Commission communication of 3 June 2003 on the development of a common policy on illegal immigration, illegal trafficking and trade in human beings, external borders and the return of persons in an illegal situation, while stressing the need for strengthened border security given the permanent threat of international...