Europe Immigration News

Recently, Ireland overhauled its immigration policy, instituting new categories such as the Green Card Permit; reminiscent of the US Green Card system ... if only in name, as the Irish Green Card scheme is an employment permit and not an authorization of permanent residence.

Romania's government said it plans to start international advertising, recruiting campaigns and bonuses to encourage citizens working abroad to return home.

Despite a spate of scandals and ministerial departures, an economic boom helped by cash sent home by Poles working abroad has saved Poland's nationalist government.

A survey conducted as part of FEMAGE (Needs for Female Immigrants and their Integration in Ageing Societies), a project designed to gather knowledge to aid the integration of immigrant women, found that education and economic background played a large part in a person's perception of immigrants in their country.

The question of immigration and movement of workers within the European Union has become an increasingly important issue in EU politics. One of the foundations of EU treaties and agreements is the free movement of labor within member states ... however, the situation has proven to be complicated with recent expansions of the bloc.

Sweden, known for liberal asylum policies, has seen a surge of refugees from war-torn Iraq in the last year. They are urging the European Union to help shoulder the burden by easing asylum restrictions across the bloc.