Automatic citizenship in France questioned
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16:50 19/09/2005
France's minister for overseas affairs provoked outrage on 17 September by saying illegal immigrants were giving birth on French territory to ensure their children had French nationality. By law, a...
Brussels hopes to control EU immigration
9:17 02/09/2005
Immigrants to Britain and other EU member states will have to swear an oath of allegiance to EU laws and the European Charter of Fundamental Rights, rather than the Queen, under a proposal announced...
Second fire in Paris kills more African immigrants
10:01 30/08/2005
Seven people have died in a fire in a building housing African immigrants in Paris, officials say, four days after a similar fire killed 17 people. Last week's deadly fire - also in a building used...
Paris fire shows poor immigrant living conditions
14:54 29/08/2005
From the street, the apartment building where Alaye Ba lives with his wife and four children has typical Paris charm: a neat white facade, wooden shutters, lace curtains and a ground-floor cafe. "I...
German minister praises 2004 Immigration Act
12:23 29/08/2005
Germany's commissioner for integration says passage of a law requiring immigrants to learn the German language and customs is her greatest achievement. In an interview with Deutsche Welle, Marieluise...
New Ukrainian visa rules promote tourism
12:28 10/08/2005
Ukraine authorities, anxious to boost their national tourism sector, abolished visa requirements for nationals of the European Union, Canada, Japan, Switzerland and the United States earlier this...
