EU warned on asylum crackdown

Ruud Lubbers, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, warned on 19 June 2002 that the European Union was right to put the issue of illegal immigration at the top of its agenda but wrong to focus on closing borders and punishing poor countries. The issue is high on the agenda for the European Council meeting in Seville on 21-22 June 2002. [To find full text of article use 'Advanced search' on homepage.]

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