EU backs joint action to stem illegal refugees / EU backs joint action to stem illegal migrants

European Union Interior Ministers at the Justice, Home Affairs and Civil Protection Council in Luxembourg, 13-14 June 2002, backed plans for joint management of external borders in an effort to stem illegal immigration, signalling a tougher approach towards developing countries.

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