Brussels, 05/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the justice and home affairs ministers of Italy, Portugal, Finland and Slovenia signed a declaration in which they committed themselves to joining the Prüm Treaty on cross-border cooperation to combat terrorism, crime and illegal immigration.
Belgium, Spain, Germany, France, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and Austria all signed this multilateral treaty (also called “Schengen III”) in Prüm in May 2005. The treaty is due to come into force...