EU launches marine border squad
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13:54 07/08/2006
An EU rapid reaction team of border guards set up to deal with illegal immigration has begun work in Italy . Three officials from the EU's Frontex border agency arrived on the remote Mediterranean...
Italy warned over immigrant amnesty
19:45 01/08/2006
• Watch This Video The European Commission has issued a warning to Italy that it could face EU sanctions if its move to legalise up to 350,000 immigrants breaches union law. Justice commissioner...
France to grant residency to 6,000 illegal immigrants
10:17 24/07/2006
• Watch This Video France will grant residency permits to roughly 6,000 illegal immigrants but expel more than twice as many under controversial new immigration rules, its interior minister said in...
Italy offers citizenship to illegal immigrants after 5 years
16:20 07/07/2006
In a sharp departure from other EU nations over the past year, the new Italian government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi has announced that it will grant citizenship to immigrants that can document...
France announces amnesty plans for thousands of families
11:34 07/07/2006
• Watch This Video Last week the French Parliament passed legislation into law to overhaul immigration policy. Most of the new rules make obtaining a visa or work permit much more difficult, and it...
Illegal immigrants in Italy an ignored resource
15:24 04/07/2006
• Watch This Video It is thought that a majority of illegal immigrants in Italy are exploited in the black economy yet the government spends a significant amount of money every year in ineffective...
