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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8809

19 October 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 56
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/asylum
50 NGOs oppose creation of camps on Europe's borders - Appeal to European Council of 5 November

Brussels, 18/10/2004 (Agence Europe) - Over fifty organisations have appealed against refugee centres being set up on the borders of the European Union, which German Interior Minister Otto Schily and Commissioner designate Rocco Buttiglione, and others, have proposed. These NGOs are concerned about an "unprecedented step backwards".

"Creating camps to hold, possibly even send back all foreigners attempting to gain access to the European territory, for asylum or any other reason, to seek...

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