24/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - At the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 17 May the GUE/NGL presented its campaign for the closure of centres of temporary detention in Europe, entitled No Fortress Europe. There is a petition on the campaign website, address is http://www.no-fortress-europe.eu . A paper petition has also been sent to all European NGOs. The EP will shortly examine a draft directive on joint standards and procedures to be applied in all Member States for the return of third country nationals not entitled to remain. The GUE/NGL group seeks to draw attention to what it calls the institutionalisation of administrative detention in temporary detention centres, because, under this legislation, people may be detained for up to six months.