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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/regions/immigration

Committee of the regions requests specific financial instrument for helping “immigration hot spots” and transit zones to tackle massive waves of immigration

Brussels, 14/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - Meeting for Tuesday's plenary on 13 February in Brussels, the Committee of the Regions (CoR) adopted by a large majority, the opinion of Ms Laura De Esteban Martin (EPP, Spain) on EU immigration policy and its impact on Southern Europe - an opinion that provides a “response” to the packet of proposals put forward by the Commission on immigration policy. Ms De Esteban Martin declared, “the essential message of this opinion is that Europe is a...

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(EU) EU/REGIONS/IMMIGRATION: Committee of the regions requests specific financial instrument for helping “immigration hot spots” and transit zones to tackle massive waves of immigration
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