http://www.politics.ie/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6109:
"Sinn F%E9in MEP for Dublin Mary Lou McDonald has today called upon the European Union to abandon its Fortress Europe approach to asylum policy and instead %27treat refugees with the respect that they deserve.%27 Ms McDonald%27s call comes after Italian EU Commissioner Rocco Buttiglione%2C who is due to take up the EU Justice and Home Affairs portfolio on November 1st%2C suggested that a refugee processing zone should be set up in North Africa to prevent asylum seekers from entering EU member states."