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Aug 2006
In August 2006, the EU launched the first of two projected joint border patrols at its southern border in response to mass inflows of irregular migration from Africa. This development has simultaneously been criticised as a further buttress of 'fortress Europe' and defended as performing an important humanitarian task. It cannot, however, be judged in isolation, and must be set within the context of the full range of migration-control measures that are directed at Africa.
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Author | Roderick Parkes |
Series | SWP Comments |
Issue | 21 |
Publisher | Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) |
Copyright | © 2006 Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) |