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...
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...
Profile of new EU-27 nation, Bulgaria
11:02 16/11/2006
Bulgaria is a Balkan country with spectacular mountains and a coastline on the Black Sea, which was part of the Ottoman Empire for approximately 500 years. The population was recently 7.8 million,...
Australia offers more work and holiday visas for Chileans
15:20 14/11/2006
• Watch This Video Australia has raised the Work and Holiday Visa annual quota for Chilean nationals from 100 to 500 to help meet demand. The Chilean Work and Holiday Visa (subclass 462) is for young...
UN report on best places to live in the world
9:59 10/11/2006
• Watch This Video The United Nations has released its annual report this week, ranking the quality of life for 177 countries of the world. For six consecutive years, Norway has taken first place...
