EU considers immigration agreement
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19:36 24/03/2006
Ministers from six European Union members met in Heiligendamm a town in north-east Germany to discuss the possible introduction of an "integration contract" for immigrants to the EU. In the contract...
Germany holds off immigrant workers from the East
9:43 22/03/2006
Germany plans to keep its current ban on foreign workers from new European Union states entering its labour market till 2009, vice-chancellor and labour minister Franz Muentefeing told Passaver Neve...
Pakistan initiates special visas for businesspeople upon arrival
19:50 14/03/2006
The Directorate General, Immigration & Passports, Ministry of the Interior of Pakistan has decided to establish facilitation desks at all International Airports for issuing visas to businessmen...
Immigration lessons for Europe from Canada and Australia
14:30 07/03/2006
The 'China towns' of Toronto and Sydney, kebabs in Berlin, or the excellent Indian cuisine in London are now a daily reality for those who live in these cities. But immigration in Australia, Canada...
UK sees slow down in workers from eastern Europe
18:15 01/03/2006
Nearly 350,000 jobseekers mainly from Poland, Lithuania and Slovakia have come to Britain since the EU's enlargement in 2004, a UK government report published on 28 February reveals. Towards the end...
Eastern Europe fears brain drain
14:59 20/02/2006
A special report for the Chicago Tribune looks at the new EU member states, and the new challenges they face as many of their best and brightest young people immigrate to "old Europe" for better...