EU countries agree on illegal immigration issues
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11:10 06/07/2005
Ministers from five European Union countries agreed on 5 July to collaborate on repatriating illegal immigrants, according to French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy. "All together, the European...
German embassy opens call centre in New Delhi
19:12 04/07/2005
The German embassy is opening a call centre in New Delhi to be operated by VFS India, a private service provider and division of Kuoni India. The centre, which is starting operations from July 4, is...
Europe's five largest countries discuss illegal immigration
15:29 04/07/2005
Europe's five biggest economies are discussing plans for stopping illegal immigration, including fingerprinting of visa applicants and tougher screening at airports. Nicolas Sarkozy, France's...
Polish tourism ad plays on French fear of immigrants
16:15 22/06/2005
In a tongue-in-cheek dig at the French fear of eastern European migrant workers, the Polish tourist board is using the image of a handsome plumber to promote Poland as a holiday destination. The...
Slovakia helps its unemployed immigrate abroad
10:44 16/06/2005
Slovakia has initiated a pilot scheme to help its unemployed immigrate to neighboring countries. The Jobs Abroad scheme means any Slovak on unemployment for more than three months can ask for a...
Immigration figures from new EU member states vary widely
14:17 02/06/2005
Germany's DIW Institute estimates that up to 150,000 people from the ten newest EU member states have immigrated to the older members since May 2004. Economic research group DIW found that more than...
