EU wants visa-free travel for all its members to US
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19:46 09/02/2006
The European Union and several eastern European countries are calling on Washington to allow visa-free travel to the US from all EU countries, warning on Feb. 8 that the issue is festering and could...
Immigrants asked to speak Dutch in Netherlands
14:03 09/02/2006
The Netherlands, home to multinational companies such as Unilever and Royal Dutch Shell Plc, may ask residents not to use foreign languages in public. Rotterdam, the country's second-biggest city,...
Rural Canada gaining more immigrants
10:53 06/02/2006
Rural communities in Manitoba, Canada are experiencing immigration growth, despite recent statistics showing a marked decrease in Manitoba's population. In the first three quarters of 2005, 17,867...
Canada hunts for trades people in Europe
9:34 03/02/2006
Construction industry leaders from British Columbia (B.C.), Canada are hoping that skilled trades workers from Europe can help solve the province's skilled labour shortage. Next month, Vancouver...
EU courts rule against Schengen ban
14:30 01/02/2006
Immigration databases blacklisting non-European nationals for security or criminal reasons must be in line with EU freedom of movement law, Europe's courts ruled this week. The European court of...
Australia must accept unskilled workers
16:47 27/01/2006
Australia will have to accept tens of thousands of unskilled migrants to save its smaller Pacific island neighbours from economic ruin, a report commissioned by the Federal Government has found. The...
