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Foreign relations of the European Union

UK lifts visa regime with Croatia

10:21 02/03/2006
After more than 6 years the United Kingdom visa regime for Croatia will be lifted on 22 March 2006, the embassy in Zagreb announced on March 1. According to the decision, tourist, business and family...

Finland, Spain, Portugal to accept new EU member state workers

19:22 01/03/2006
The free movement of workers within the European Union supports the development of Europe, Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said after meeting with his Czech counterpart Jiri Paroubek (senior...

EU plans joint security force against illegal immigration

16:30 14/11/2005
The European Commission plans to create a joint Mediterranean security force to clamp down on illegal immigration from North Africa. Justice and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini was quoted in...

US introduces new visa application procedure in India

18:07 22/09/2005
The Visa Facilitation Service (VFS) will be the sole provider of visa services to applicants for US visas throughout India from Oct. 2005. Designated branches of HDFC Bank across the country will act...

UK to tackle illegal immigration during EU presidency

14:23 27/05/2005
The drive to manage illegal immigration will be one of the UK's priorities for its six-month presidency of the European Union, the country announced 26 May. Charles Clarke, the UK's home secretary,...

More East Europeans getting jobs in EU, not US

18:11 18/05/2005
A Swedish flag flying outside Ellison Bay's Wagon Trail Resort in the US state of Wisconsin gives guests a taste of Europe, one that is usually enhanced by dozens of European workers. "Poland is a...

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