German IT industry association sees lack of skilled workers
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15:41 18/07/2006
Bitkom, an association lobbying on behalf of the German IT industry, wants to see an actively managed immigration program that focuses on well-educated, young people, its President Willi Berchtold...
EU to invest in development of Africa to slow immigration
12:23 18/07/2006
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EU and Africa meet to discuss migration problems
14:22 10/07/2006
Almost 60 European and African countries met July 10 in Rabat, Morocco for a major conference on immigration, following a radical rise of illegal migrants flowing to the EU from the south. European...
Italy offers citizenship to illegal immigrants after 5 years
16:20 07/07/2006
In a sharp departure from other EU nations over the past year, the new Italian government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi has announced that it will grant citizenship to immigrants that can document...
France announces amnesty plans for thousands of families
11:34 07/07/2006
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EU to offer aid to Africa to take back migrants
16:34 06/07/2006
The European Union will push African states to take back illegal migrants but also offer economic help, the EU's top immigration official said July 5. "We want readmission agreements. Although we are...
