EU launches marine border squad
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13:54 07/08/2006
An EU rapid reaction team of border guards set up to deal with illegal immigration has begun work in Italy . Three officials from the EU's Frontex border agency arrived on the remote Mediterranean...
Italy warned over immigrant amnesty
19:45 01/08/2006
• Watch This Video The European Commission has issued a warning to Italy that it could face EU sanctions if its move to legalise up to 350,000 immigrants breaches union law. Justice commissioner...
European Court of Justice closes permanent contract loophole
11:39 31/07/2006
Several European Union nations have laws allowing or have legislation pending to allow employers to use a series of short-term, fixed contracts to avoid issuing long-term, permanent contracts. Long-...
Italy opens labour market to new EU members
17:46 24/07/2006
• Watch This Video Italy has lifted the barriers to workers from eastern European member states bringing the total number of EU states with free movement of labour to 18. Rome announced the decision...
France to grant residency to 6,000 illegal immigrants
10:17 24/07/2006
• Watch This Video France will grant residency permits to roughly 6,000 illegal immigrants but expel more than twice as many under controversial new immigration rules, its interior minister said in...
EU and EEA labor market trends
13:52 20/07/2006
• Watch This Video The European Union Labour Force Survey has released its fourth quarter report for 2005 on employment statistics for the EU-25 and region . After a stagnant period during 2001 and...
