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Economy of the European Union

National Farmers’ Union Wants Substantial UK Work Permit Scheme

22:11 18/11/2016
The UK’s National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is urging the government to trial a fixed-term work permit scheme under the UK Immigration System for seasonal non-EU farm workers, according to a report in...

Leaked UK government report proposes cap on EU immigration

11:27 30/12/2013
A report prepared for the UK's Home Office has suggested the imposition of an annual 75,000 cap on immigration from the EU to the UK. The proposal would help the UK government move closer to...

UK minister calls for cap on EU immigration

19:24 05/12/2013
The UK's Home Secretary, Theresa May MP, has suggested that individual EU states should be allowed to limit the number of migrants who immigrate from within the EU. Writing for the PoliticsHome...

Irish emigration levels highest since nineteenth century

10:51 14/11/2011
As the one year anniversary of Ireland's 85 billion euro international rescue bailout approaches, Ireland continues to experience high unemployment rates and financial difficulties, with an estimated...

EU wants to make intra-company transfers easier

10:22 19/01/2011
The European Commission (EC) wants to implement a common immigration policy directive which may make it easier for companies to bring in key-staff members from overseas on a temporary basis. The EU...

European Commission - Eurozone economy strong for 2007

9:29 22/12/2006
According to a European Commission projection this week, the Eurozone economy is strong enough to withstand expected weak U.S. economic performance , higher German taxes and lowered exports for 2007...

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