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Back to all in-depth newsCEMR Executive Bureau - 08.08.2003
Asylum policy : CEMR backs calls for a stronger role for cities and local government
CEMR's Executive Bureau, meeting on 7 July in Rhodos, Greece, has endorsed the recent joint statement of 14 large city mayors calling for the role of local governments to be more fully recognised in the EU's Common Asylum Policy.
"We strongly support this initiative of the large European cities, said CEMR secretary general Jeremy Smith. However, towns of all sizes face new challenges in helping to meet the basic needs of immigrants and asylum seekers, and in promoting their integration."
The statement by the 14 mayors, issued on 20 June, includes :
the need for better consultation on asylum policy
recognition of the positive role that immigrants and those ...
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