EU announces plans for European driving license
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14:26 18/12/2006
The European Union parliament last week gave final approval for a pan-European driving license scheme. The current plan is to create a database tracking drivers' history throughout Europe, rather...
Europe eases Algeria visa rules
14:50 14/12/2006
French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has announced that visa procedures for Algerians will be speeded up in 15 European countries. Mr Sarkozy, seen as a front-runner for the right-centre party in...
EU sets 2007 target for scrapping border controls
9:29 14/12/2006
Millions of travelers will be able to leave their passports at home after European Union governments agreed at the beginning of this month to begin scrapping border controls for citizens of new...
Turkey appears to miss out on rapid EU accession
17:32 06/11/2006
The European Commission will decide this week if it will recommend a partial suspension of Turkey's membership negotiations for joining the European Union . Turkey has failed in several key areas,...
French proposal on immigration divides EU
13:38 03/10/2006
• Watch This Video A French proposal to ban massive amnesties to illegal immigrants divided the European Union Sept. 30 in Madrid, where foreign and interior ministers from eight Mediterranean...
European policy defines Swiss immigration laws
15:15 19/09/2006
• Watch This Video Supporters of a plan to further restrict immigration in Switzerland, to be voted on in a referendum next weekend, cannot be accused of xenophobia, an expert says. Historian Thomas...