http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3640955
"French and Spanish interior ministers today shot down a German proposal to set up transit camps in North Africa that would process asylum seekers before they reach Europe.
The issue was at the centre of two days of talks in Florence.
French Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin said that �for France, it�s out of the question to accept transit camps or shelters of any kind.�
Spanish Interior Minister Jose Antonio Alonso also expressed opposition, saying the camps would not give humanitarian guarantees."
