European Commission seeks power to prevent Malta 'citizenship sale'
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14:36 22/01/2014
The Maltese government has announced that it intends to go ahead with a controversial plan to 'sell citizenship' to applicants who pay €1.15m. The government intends that the Individual Investor...
UK 'misguided' on EU immigration policy says EU commissioner
13:25 20/01/2014
Laszlo Andor, the EU's commissioner for social affairs and social inclusion, says that the debate on migration within the EU has become 'emotional and misguided'. He said that the press, particularly...
UK government announces 'strict' benefits test for EU migrants
9:48 06/01/2014
The UK's Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, has announced a new benefits test which is designed to discourage jobless migrants from within the EU from coming to the UK to...
UK minister calls for end to 'abuse' of welfare system by EU immigrants
13:14 10/06/2013
The UK's Home Secretary Theresa May is to tell a meeting of European Union immigration and policing ministers that the current right to free movement throughout the EU is being abused and must be...
EU immigrants to be required to work in UK before claiming benefits
16:59 05/06/2013
A UK newspaper has reported that the UK is to require EU citizens to work in the UK for 'up to a year' before they can claim benefits. If this happens, it will escalate a dispute between the UK and...
European Commission sues UK over 'right to reside' test for EU immigrants
18:15 31/05/2013
The European Commission (EC) announced on Thursday 30th May 2013 that it intends to sue the UK government in the European Court of Justice over alleged discrimination against immigrants from the EU...
