EU unveils new immigration strategy
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14:35 23/11/2011
The European Union unveiled a new immigration strategy last week that outlines plans to attract more foreign workers in the coming years to deal with skills shortages and make it easier for...
EU Commissioner says immigration is beneficial to EU
13:17 15/07/2011
European Union Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom says that immigration and visa free travel are beneficial to the EU. Her comments come after Denmark brought in tougher border controls in...
EU Blue Card for skilled immigrants to be introduced soon
10:26 26/01/2011
The EU Commission is pushing forward with a directive to implement a skilled immigration "blue card" which would allow migrants from non-EU countries to live and work in the European Union on a...
EU wants to make intra-company transfers easier
10:22 19/01/2011
The European Commission (EC) wants to implement a common immigration policy directive which may make it easier for companies to bring in key-staff members from overseas on a temporary basis. The EU...
European Union looks to integrate immigrants
19:32 11/05/2007
Watch This Video On 10 May 2007, European home affairs commissioner Franco Frattini met with EU ministers responsible for integration in Potsdam, Germany to discuss the topic of cultural and...
EU races to address illegal African migration before spring
12:53 15/02/2007
In 2006 there were over 30,000 illegal African migrants who attempted the journey to the Spanish Canary Islands . This was more than a six-fold increase over 2005. Similarly, thousands more attempt...