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Implementing the Amsterdam Treaty: Cementing Fortress Europe
The five year deadline for agreement on the common EU immigration and asylum policy expired on 1 May 2004. This article examines the key decisions, how they were taken and what they will mean for asylum-seekers. Read More
EU immigation and asylum discussions
One of the assumptions underlying the Seville summit (European Council) is that there has been a failure to make signification progress on adoption of EU immigration and asylum proposals. The discussions on many of these Read More
UK: Prime Minister says there is “no longer a civil liberties objection” to ID cards
At his monthly press conference the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, said that identity cards will be introduced "more quickly than even we anticipated". He said that the government had won over those who opposed the Read More