European Council of Tampere

15/10/1999

The European Council was held in Tampere on 15 and 16 October 1999, in a special meeting dedicated to creating an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice in the European Union, focusing on establishing a more uniform and solidarity-based immigration and asylum policy and on strengthening the fight against cross-border crime by consolidating cooperation between authorities.

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