UK - Increase in Eastern European Migrants following EU Expansion
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11:13 10/11/2004
Since EU expansion, 91,000 people from the new member states haveregistered to work in Britain. The amount of people registered hassurpassed the Home Office expectations by far. Shadow HomeSecretary...
EU/US – EU wants visa free travel for all its members
11:38 21/10/2004
EU officials met recently with their U.S. counterparts to discuss an extension of the US Visa Waiver Program, which at the moment allows nationals from 15, mainly western EU members, of the 25 member...
Netherlands - Work permits to be scrapped for high-earning ex-pats
15:28 21/09/2004
Non-EU nationals who want to work in the Netherlands might not need work permits in the future if they will earn more than EUR 45,000/year. This plan is set to come into effect on 1 October 2004 and...
Sharp increase of new EU workers to Ireland
11:57 24/08/2004
The Irish government released figures earlier this month that show that there has been a sharp rise in the number of workers from new EU member states seeking work in Ireland since 1 May 2004. The...
New UK Immigration Rules Announced
10:06 23/07/2004
The Home Secretary David Blunkett has announced stricter rules to stop temporary migrants in the UK switching into permanent employment to try to stop potential abuse of the system. These new rules...
UK - Worker Registration Scheme statistics announced
12:34 07/07/2004
The Home Office has released figures showing that over 24,000 Central and Eastern European nationals from the new EU member states had signed up for the Worker Registration Scheme (WRS) by the end of...
