Spain to patrol coast of Senegal to control illegal migration
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19:15 13/09/2006
• Watch This Video Spain said Saturday that it would send planes to scan the coast of Senegal for migrants trying to sail to Europe, in a bid to stem a flood of illegal immigration from Africa to its...
Irish Immigration figures break records
15:55 12/09/2006
• Watch This Video The number of immigrants who came to Ireland in the 12 months to April 2006 is estimated to have been 86,900, the highest figure recorded since annual migration estimates began in...
Sarkozy EU visit highlights rifts over immigration
18:28 11/09/2006
• Watch This Video French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy has criticized Spanish and Italian policies to regularize illegal immigrants, highlighting EU division over immigration on the same day as...
1,000 Africans arrive in Spanish Canary Islands in one day
12:46 11/09/2006
Almost 1,000 illegal immigrants have arrived in the Canary Islands in just over a day. The regional president on 06 September called the tide of African boat people Spain's worst humanitarian crisis...
Spain, France, Italy to make joint migration proposal
13:10 06/09/2006
On 05 September, the prime ministers of Spain and Italy agreed to present a migration proposal, along with France , to an informal European Union (EU) summit set for next month, the Spanish...
Italy saves 200 more illegal immigrants
14:26 23/08/2006
• Watch This Video The Italian Coast Guard rescued 200 illegal immigrants from a boat found adrift off the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, according to an official in Palermo. The boat, about 15...
