EU agrees common asylum policy by 2010

Anthony Butcher · 07-11-2004, 04:16 AM

http://news.independent.co.uk/europe...p?story=580000

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Europe's Leaders yesterday promised to create a common asylum system by 2010 and backed a host of initiatives including a plan for a rapid reaction force of EU frontier guards.

At a summit in Brussels, EU heads of government agreed to boost exchanges of sensitive information, to co-ordinate laws on child maintenance and inheritance, and to axe the veto on all asylum and immigration matters except legal migration.

Although the use of majority voting in justice issues is sensitive, the UK backed the move because it has a separate opt-out on justice policy. That means that the Government can take part in negotiations but is not bound to implement the policies agreed.

That arrangement, described by Tony Blair as "the best of both worlds", is controversial in other EU countries, and yesterday Jan Peter Balkenende, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, which holds the EU presidency, called on Britain not to undermine agreed policies.

mkpdavies · 07-11-2004, 04:36 AM

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That arrangement, described by Tony Blair as "the best of both worlds", is controversial in other EU countries, and yesterday Jan Peter Balkenende, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, which holds the EU presidency, called on Britain not to undermine agreed policies.

Matt Davies of Woking replied for Mr Blair, as he was busy thinking up new lies to tell the British public.
Davies said:
"Stuff your crummy EU then, we are outta here!"

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