European countries grasp the immigration nettle
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European nations, juggling the need to fight unemployment, fill a dearth of skilled labour and combat illegal immigration and labour, are one-by-one adopting legislation aimed at handpicking the immigrants they need.
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Immigration from new EU countries has helped the UK economy cope with growing pressures from Asia, peers say.
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Official condemnation of the racist barracking suffered by England footballers in Spain this week cannot hide the fact that xenophobia is on the rise in a country now Europe&#39;s biggest magnet for immigrants, Spanish anti-racism campaigners warned yesterday
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MADRID, Sep 24  (IPS) - In Spain, measures to both attract and deter  immigrants are being stepped up, depending on their country of  origin, and especially on their work experience and professional  qualifications.
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Papers across Europe remain transfixed by the row over Italy&#39;s nominee for the post of European commissioner. Swiss papers look at the implications of an expected influx of workers from the European Union&#39;s
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A boatload of migrants arrives almost daily. A decade ago, most were from Eastern Europe. Increasingly, they are from Africa and Asia.
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The EU is presenting a 'blue card' that would aim to attract skilled workers to Europe and regulate immigration.
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The EU announces new measures to attract skilled labour from Africa and curb illegal immigration.
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Interior ministers of western Europe&#39;s five biggest countries, who meet in Florence today, are hoping to smooth out differences over how to tackle illegal immigration.
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Friday&#39;s European papers offer a distinctly cool reaction as the prospect of &quot;Turkey in Europe&quot; appears to move one step closer.
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Celebrations are taking place to herald the enlargement of the Schengen zone to include nine more EU countries.
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Canadaâs merit-based immigration system has helped it compete for highly educated workers but has created waits of four years or more for immigrants.
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MADRID, Oct 24  (IPS) - The European Union is set to open its doors wide to  qualified immigrants with its blue card system, and at the same  time slam them even more tightly shut to undocumented workers, of  whom there are 10 million in the bloc, including 700,000 in Spain.
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Mass immigration is stretching Irish resources and demanding new approaches, the BBC's Paul Moss reports.
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The BBC's Gabriel Partos examines how European countries use forms of self-government to accommodate minorities.
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The EU announces proposals for biometric fingerprinting of visitors from outside the European Union arriving at its borders.
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LISBON, Aug 26 (IPS) - Any anonymous foreign national seeking a better  life  in the European Union (EU) endures nightmarish situations  just to obtain a  temporary residency permit. But if they show  great talent in sports, the  barriers disappear as if by magic.