EU ENDORSES SRI LANKA ACCORD ON RE-ADMISSION OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

• Position: European Union - Brief Article

The EU Council of Ministers has approved an Agreement that the European Commission negotiated with Sri Lanka requiring the two parties to take back each other's illegal immigrants. The endorsement of the re-admission accord came on November 25 when the Council adopted a Decision authorising the EU Presidency to designate someone to sign the text. Talks to conclude the Re-admission Agreement were first given the green light by the...