Brussels, 25/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 24 May, the European border agency launched the first system for coordinating sea border patrols along the European Union's southern borders to combat illegal immigration. The project has been named the European Patrols Network (EPN), and will operate along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines. The aim is to coordinate measures taken by member states and to link them into joint EU activities. The EPN will be implemented in two distinct...