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august 2006

Externalisation/ European Union borders

  • . Meanwhile, about 500 migrants have landed in the Canarian Islands within only two days.
  • . The government demands the help of the international community to face this problem.
  • . Inside of the country, the opposition political parties criticise the appeal created by the announcement of mass regularisations. Within the government, the very restrictive Bossi-Fini law was said to be responsible for new illegal immigrants. Outside Italy’s borders, illegal immigration constitute a leverage for Libya.
  • Spain and Senegal have now co-joined patrols to watch the Senegalese coasts. The Senegalese interior minister, Ousmane Ngom, declared that illegal immigration should be treated as a humanitarian problem and according to its development.
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  • . This new work team will make
  • , which will consist of sending back to their departure points the boats, which have been intercepted in sea carrying migrants. This mission would be supported by the participation of at least five countries.
  • . Libya refused until now that patrol boats of the EU intervene in its territorial waters. Amato, the Italian Interior Minister however underlined the need of the European Union to go to the Libya southern border.

    Member States/ Third States

  • , and isolates thus an ancient area of the town regrouping immigrated inhabitants without papers. The wall construction cost 80,000 million euros.
  • , which would be equivalent to 40,000 euros. Only one migrant on five would be in this case.
  • . A document giving the basis of the cooperation between France and Mauritania for the next five years is being prepared.

Camps

  • Campaign started by the European left-winged parties (GUE/NGL), on-line petition to close detention centres in Europe.
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Asylum

  • . This would appear to be a repressive response to the prisoners’ contestation against the way they are treated. .

Mobilisation

  • . Appeal from varied Italian associations.
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  • [ARCOM, AFVIC and the collective for Moroccan refugees point out the fate of sub-Saharan Africa refugees in Morocco, following the death of Annie Milandu, an asylum seeker.