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Foreign terrorists and other criminals may free to enter the United Kingdom because immigration bosses are banned from seeing an EU "wanted" list of suspects. Some persons of interest are British citizens convicted of crimes in other European nations.
Top police officials have told MPs that national security is at risk because of the loophole.
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 its territory, German Ambassador Karl Andreas von Stenglin said last week.
The Ambassador was outlining the plans of the forthcoming EU Presidency, currently held by his country, at a public dialogue meeting organized by the German embassy and Forum Malta fl-Ewropa.
European Union employment and social affairs ministers met for a three-day informal summit in Berlin to discuss the future of social models in Europe and the reforms necessary to reconcile needs for flexibility and social security.
The fourth European working conditions survey highlighted the importance of decent quality jobs and a good work-life balance for boosting workers' motivation, the creation of new jobs and increased productivity. However, the report also found that these conditions are not yet sufficiently met in many regions and sectors of the EU economy.
At the Brazil Plaza shopping center, Carlos Watanabe thinks back on 12 lonely years as a factory worker in Japan - and can't find a single thing to praise except the cold mug of Kirin lager in his hand.
He and his bar mates, all Japanese-Brazilians, have plenty of work and steady incomes, but they also have many complaints about their adopted home: that they're isolated, looked down upon, cold-shouldered by City Hall.
Americans flying to Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean better not forget their passports, effective immediately. New rules go into effect today that require them to show one to get back into the country, with very few specific exceptions.
In a reshuffling of Australian parliament, Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone didn't make the cut. Her former department will also receive a name change.
According to Prime Minister John Howard, Vanstone is "a very colourful person who has worked very hard in a very committed fashion in various portfolios that she's held. She's made a wonderful contribution to government."