Slovenia - 13th European State to (officially) convert to euro ( € )
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15:30 02/01/2007
• Watch This Video On 01 January 2007, Slovenia has become Europe's first former communist country to adopt the euro ( € ) as its official currency; it is also the first of the ten States that joined...
Record illegal immigrant landing sparks debate in Italy
13:25 26/12/2006
Nearly 650 illegal immigrants crammed in a 25-meter, old and leaky fishing boat, reaching the Italian island of Sicily on 19 December and sparking criticisms of the center-left government's...
European Union Services Directive approved for free movement
9:55 22/12/2006
Just in time for the New Year, the European Parliament last week signed into law a fiercely debated piece of European Union legislation aimed at rejuvenating Europe's massive services sector. A...
Immigration to Sweden reaches new record
13:18 21/12/2006
Sweden's statistics office reported on 19 December that immigration to Sweden is expected to reach a record high this year, in part due to a temporary easing of asylum rules. Preliminary data showed...
Scores of African migrants perish at sea, scores more risk their lives
12:37 20/12/2006
A fishing boat crowded with more than 100 African migrants capsized at least twice while sailing to Spain's Canary Islands , spilling passengers and leaving scores dead as survivors drifted for about...
300,000 Russians in the UK, "Londongrad" a prime location
13:59 19/12/2006
• Watch This Video It has long been known that London is a magnet for Russian dissidents and billionaires. For that matter, London and the United Kingdom have been the destination of the elite and...
