20/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - The ambassadors of the EU, meeting in Brussels on Wednesday 20 February, once again discussed the state of play with the “returns directive” (EUROPE 9578 and 9576), without reaching a compromise solution. The discussions are still at the deadlock over the scope of application of the proposal, the duration for illegal migrants to be detained and the period for which people who have already been the subject of a removal measure will be banned from entering EU...