Germany's population continues to decline
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17:50 23/01/2006
Germany's population shrank for a third straight year in 2005 as the trend of fewer births than deaths continued. Immigration did not compensate for the deficit, Federal Statistics Office data showed...
European Court says German visa rule illegal
18:16 20/01/2006
The EU ruled on 19 January that some of Germany's visa restrictions in its Immigration Act are illegal. Specifically, the Court of Justice said that visa restrictions forcing non-EU workers posted to...
Japan plans to finger print all immigrants, visitors
19:45 12/01/2006
Japan's plans to fingerprint foreigners at immigration checkpoints, aimed to prevent terrorism. Stricter checks at immigration, including the compulsory photographing and fingerprinting of foreigners...
Hungarian Immigration Office working on integration strategy
15:51 11/01/2006
The Immigration Office of the Hungarian Interior Ministry has begun work on a strategy on the social integration of immigrants and refugees in Hungary, a senior official said yesterday. The ministry...
France introduces draft immigration law
12:03 09/01/2006
A new draft immigration law in France, which was put forward by Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy and is expected to be debated by parliament soon, calls for placing new requirements on foreign...
A look at Germany's immigration law one year on
17:08 03/01/2006
When Germany's first immigration law went into effect on January 1, 2005, former Social Democrat Interior Minister Otto Schily hailed it as the most modern legislation on immigration in all of Europe...
