A look at Eastern European immigration in the EU
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10:36 21/09/2005
Having opened the door to immigrants from the new EU member states, what are the results in the UK, Ireland and Sweden? Eastern European workers are most likely to choose to immigrate to the UK,...
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12:06 19/09/2005
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15:22 14/09/2005
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UK to launch TB screening programme
14:52 14/09/2005
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