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Tue 07 Jul 2008The EU and immigration
COMBATING ILLEGAL immigration has become a key objective in France's six-month presidency of the European Union. President Sarkozy has argued this is necessary on the grounds that the numbers involved cannot be provided for and may have a corrosive effect on public attitudes.
In the current economic climate, it came as no surprise that EU foreign ministers provided broad support for the Draft European Pact on Immigration and Asylum at their meeting in Cannes yesterday. The measure may be formally signed in October.
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