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New €1.9 million Irish IT Work Permit Initiative Announced

20:41 28/09/2016
The Irish government will plough €1.9 million into a new initiative aimed at attracting top tech talent to the country. The drive to employ foreign IT workers on Irish work permits comes as Ireland...

European Commission seeks power to prevent Malta 'citizenship sale'

14:36 22/01/2014
The Maltese government has announced that it intends to go ahead with a controversial plan to 'sell citizenship' to applicants who pay €1.15m. The government intends that the Individual Investor...

Malta delays plan to 'sell EU citizenship'

17:54 06/12/2013
The Mediterranean island of Malta announced on 19th November 2013 that it would delay the introduction of a new citizenship programme which would enable wealthy people to buy Maltese citizenship...

Malta needs tailor-made solutions on immigration

11:49 25/01/2007
European Union solutions for immigration problems must take into account Malta's size, its limited resources and the fact that it is responsible for a vast search and rescue area disproportionate to...

Spain's population grows thanks to immigration

16:26 21/11/2005
Spain posted its largest population increase ever last year, gaining more than 900,000 residents in a surge due almost exclusively to immigration, the Spanish government said. Spain granted amnesty...