The leaders of eight southern European states including France, Spain and Italy have raised the alarm over illegal immigration, sending a letter to the Finnish EU presidency pressing for "strong mobilisation" at EU level.
Paris, Rome and Madrid took the initiative for the letter, which was received by the office of Finnish prime minister Matti Vanhanen, on Monday evening (25 September).
The move comes a few weeks before an informal EU leaders meeting in Lahti, Finland on 20 Octo...
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