Brussels, 30/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - Just four months after the European Commission's proposal, the Council reached political agreement on Tuesday on the creation of the European border management agency, to be operational from 1 January 2005, with the following duties: co-ordinating operational border co-operation, providing technical assistance to expulsions organised by Member States, helping to train border guards, drawing up a risk analysis, aiding co-operation between Member States...