Luxembourg, 05/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the EU took a stance in favour of strengthening the maritime borders to the south of Europe in order to avoid a further massive inflow of illegal immigrants.
Ministers also undertook to look at the possibility of giving a boost to the personnel, equipment, budget and the coordination procedures of the European external borders agency (Frontex). They also chose to swiftly adopt the regulation establishing a mechanism for the creation of...