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Many African migrants have undertaken the dangerous journey to the EU (Photo: AFM)

Brussels to push ahead with asylum policies in 2008

by Honor Mahony, Brussels,

The European Commission is to use to a general endorsement by EU leaders on Friday (14 December) of their immigration policies to date to push ahead with a series of new measures in 2008.

Speaking after the one-day gather of heads of state and government, commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said that national capitals "have agreed the further development of a comprehensive migration policy."

"We feel we are backed to come with more proposals," said Mr Barroso, pointing to leg...

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Many African migrants have undertaken the dangerous journey to the EU (Photo: AFM)

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