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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9247

5 August 2006
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha/immigration
European patrols in Central Mediterranean to be deployed by end of August as illegal immigrants continue to flow into Europe

Brussels, 04/08/2006 (Agence Europe) - Speaking in Rome on Thursday, the Justice, Security and Freedom Commissioner Franco Frattini said that European border patrols in the Mediterranean could be deployed before the end of August. He also said that the operation, named “Jason”, would initially involve Italy, Greece and Malta. On the eve of this announcement, three officials from the European Border Control Agency Frontex, responsible for organising patrols against illegal immigration,...

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