Europe Tries to Attract Migrants It Prefers
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The plan seeks to draw an additional 20 million highly skilled immigrants, such as doctors, nurses and engineers, from Asia, Africa and Latin America over the next two decades.
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VENICE, Dec 10 (IPS) - With waves of opposition to tides of immigrants in  Europe, Peter Schatzer has his job cut out. And seeing that the  Mediterranean is the favoured route for migration into Europe,  whether documented or not, he is at the forefront of presenting  the human face of migration before political opposition to it.
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At the start of the 20th century, a wave of European immigrants crossed the Atlantic Ocean, seeking a better life in the land of opportunity.
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BUDAPEST, Nov 29 (IPS) - In an embarrassing development for Hungary, Sweden  has for the past weeks received a growing number of asylum  applications from mostly ethnic Roma citizens who complain of  discrimination in the fellow European Union (EU) member state.
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BRUSSELS -- In a historic move that could extend Europe's borders to the edge of the volatile Middle East, the European Union recommended yesterday setting mostly Muslim Turkey on a course for full membership in the prosperous 25-nation bloc.
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The EU announces new measures to attract skilled labour from Africa and curb illegal immigration.
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The leaders of Italy, France and Spain sent a letter to the European Union on Monday, urging the bloc to approve measures to help them cope with the flood of illegal migrants from Africa.Comment
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THE European Union has offered to start membership negotiations with Turkey, opening the way for the EUâs borders to reach Iraq and Iran, and for a poor Muslim nation in Asia to become the largest member of the Union.
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Like a green card but it's...you get the idea European justice commissioner Franco Frattini is expected to back a commission proposal for "blue cards" for immigrants to the EU from countries outside the community.â¦
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After more than 250 migrants were intercepted trying to reach the Canary Islands in a 24-hour period, Spain's interior minister said Thursday that more European help is needed to stop the surge in illegal immigrants from Africa.
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The European Union executive on  Tuesday proposed a "blue card" scheme to attract highly  qualified migrants to plug the bloc's growing skills shortage,  offering a range of benefits and slashing red tape.
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A local authority has erected road signs in Polish to cater for growing numbers of immigrants from the central European country, but critics have branded the initiative &quot;bonkers.&quot;
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Spain relies on sun-loving, beer-drinking Britons and Germans to pack its beach resorts every summer, but it is also seeking to lure a quieter sort of tourist -- the birdwatcher.
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European justice and interior ministers were reluctant to answer Spanish appeals for more aid Thursday to help it and other Mediterranean members of the EU stem the flow of illegal migrants from Africa.
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In a historic move that could extend Europe&#39;s borders to the edge of the volatile Middle East, the European Union recommended Wednesday setting mostly Muslim Turkey
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An EU agency has started helping Malta deal with an influx of African migrants - but more resources are needed.
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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.