Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union
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9:33 05/01/2007
• Watch This Video The European Union gained two more member states on 01 January 2007 with the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, making a historic New Year for the two nations. Huge celebrations...
Sector Based Scheme quotas for Bulgaria and Romania
15:13 04/01/2007
• Watch This Video Bulgaria and Romania, who joined the European Union on 01 January 2007, have been specifically targeted for new quotas for the Sector Based Scheme (SBS) . The SBS is intended to...
Latvian & Estonian "non-citizens:" visa-free travel for most of EU-27
17:27 02/01/2007
As of 19 January, "non-citizens" of Latvia and Estonia will be able to travel without visas to Norway, Iceland and European Union Member Sates , excepting Great Britain and Ireland . The new...
Slovenia - 13th European State to (officially) convert to euro ( € )
15:30 02/01/2007
• Watch This Video On 01 January 2007, Slovenia has become Europe's first former communist country to adopt the euro ( € ) as its official currency; it is also the first of the ten States that joined...
Biometric Greek passports required for the New Year
9:50 28/12/2006
The government of Greece this year announced that Greek passports issued prior to 01 January 2006 will no longer be valid from 01 January 2007. During 2006, anyone holding a non-biometric passport...
US high-tech companies lobbying Congress for immigration changes
12:53 27/12/2006
• Watch This Video Advanced technology industrial interests in the United States are lobbying members of Congress to change immigration policies toward highly skilled immigrants. Some recent studies...
