À l'origine, ce projet de directive visant à établir des normes minimales communes concernant le traitement des immigrés clandestins devait répondre à la situation souvent dramatique rencontrée dans les quelque 224 camps de rétention qui parsèment l'Europe.
This proposal for a directive, which is aimed at establishing minimum common standards for the treatment of illegal immigrants, was originally intended as a response to the often tragic situation encountered in the 224 or so detention camps scattered around Europe.
