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10/02/2004:

"EU to hold asylum seekers in N Africa"

The European Union agreed yesterday to press ahead with plans to process asylum seekers in North Africa before they reach European soil, despite grave misgivings from France, Spain, and Sweden.

EU justice ministers backed proposals by the European Commission for five pilot projects in Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia to handle refugee applications.

Full Article : telegraph.co.uk