Brussels, 08/05/2008 (Agence Europe) - The EU has not managed to reach agreement on the returns directive, blocked by 11 member states which want to toughen up the compromise text that the Slovenian Presidency came up with on 23 April. EU Ambassadors meeting on Wednesday 7 May were unable to reach a qualified majority decision on the proposal which seeks to harmonise the rules on detaining and deporting illegal immigrants (see EUROPE 9657).
Only Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain and Luxemburg...