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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9729

30 August 2008
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/cyprus
EU presses Cyprus to maintain stricter control of Green Line

Brussels, 29/08/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has criticised Cyprus for not implementing stricter control of the Green Line, thus making it easier for illegal immigrants to cross into the Greek part of the island. In Cyprus, the 180 km demarcation line which separates the North and the South of the island provides easy access to the EU for illegal immigrants who pass through the Turkish part of the island. The annual Green Line report, published on 28 August, says that...