Europe eases Algeria visa rules
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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...
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18:56 07/12/2006
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13:38 03/10/2006
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Sarkozy EU visit highlights rifts over immigration
18:28 11/09/2006
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Italy saves 200 more illegal immigrants
14:26 23/08/2006
• Watch This Video The Italian Coast Guard rescued 200 illegal immigrants from a boat found adrift off the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, according to an official in Palermo. The boat, about 15...