Immigration to Sweden reaches new record
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13:18 21/12/2006
Sweden's statistics office reported on 19 December that immigration to Sweden is expected to reach a record high this year, in part due to a temporary easing of asylum rules. Preliminary data showed...
International Migrants Day
13:28 18/12/2006
• Watch This Video 18 December 2006: International Migrants Day As of the beginning of this year, at least 191 million people are living and working in a country not of their origin. One person of...
Europe eases Algeria visa rules
14:50 14/12/2006
French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has announced that visa procedures for Algerians will be speeded up in 15 European countries. Mr Sarkozy, seen as a front-runner for the right-centre party in...
EU sets 2007 target for scrapping border controls
9:29 14/12/2006
Millions of travelers will be able to leave their passports at home after European Union governments agreed at the beginning of this month to begin scrapping border controls for citizens of new...
Italy's Lazio region will allow 50,000 more immigrant workers
14:16 08/12/2006
Watch This Video A decree of the Prime Minister dating back to October, 2006 on "Additional measures regarding the inflows of non-seasonal non-EU citizens in 2006" provides for the issuance of 50,...
OECD - developed countries must do more to integrate immigrant workers
19:27 07/12/2006
Watch This Video Well-managed immigration flows offer benefits both for host countries and for migrants and their families. But the effective integration of immigrants into the societies of the...
