NETWORK FOR SHARING DATA ON ILLEGAL MIGRATION DEVELOPED.

• Position: Brief article

A web-based network encouraging member states to share data on illegal immigration is being developed by the European Commission. The network, called ICONET, was set up by the EU Council of Ministers in March 2005 but the Commission has only recently laid down detailed rules on how it will function, the EU executive said on January 20. ICONET will be used as an early-warning system to detect changes in routes and methods used by illegal immigrants and human smuggling networks. For the time being, no...