MIGRATION-PORTUGAL:  Government Tables Ambitious Integration Goals
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LISBON, Dec 19 (IPS) - Immigrant associations, human rights organisations  and groups against racism are discreetly applauding the measures  announced this week by the Portuguese government to encourage  fuller integration of immigrants who are in the country legally.  But what the activists really want are results.
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The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is an independent, intergovernmental organisation with Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland that provides services to both governments and migrants in managing ...
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West Africa is becoming a hub for immigrants, especially Southeast Asians, with a goal of getting into Europe by reaching Spain's Canary Islands.
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FLORENCE Interior ministers from the five largest West European countries have agreed to adopt digital fingerprinting on passports, officials here said, but a second day of talks on Monday found them still deadlocked on a plan to create migrant holding
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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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LONDON, Dec 20  (IPS) - The spectre of regional fragmentation is haunting  the negotiations on the finalisation of interim economic  partnership agreements (EPAs) between the European Union (EU) and  the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. This is despite one  of the stated goals of the EPAs being ââregional integrationââ.
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The UK government is said to be considering limits for Bulgarians and Romanians seeking jobs in the UK.
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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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The establishment of an independent, reliable and functioning judiciary is a guarantee for the country's integration into the European structures, Justice Minister Ixhet Memeti said at the opening of the ...
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PARIS, Feb 20 (IPS) - Rich countries must do more to integrate migrants  into their societies and labour markets if they want to reap the  economic benefits of skilled migration, says an OECD report  released in Paris Wednesday.
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Since taking power six months ago, the leftist government of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has floated a constellation of domestic initiatives aimed at transforming Spain from one of Europe's most ...
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Â· PM steps up pressure ahead of EU/Africa summit Â· Portugal scrambles to salvage key meetings
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LISBON, Feb 13  (IPS) - A high-level mission from Angola visited Portugal  to entice potential investors with new business opportunities  arising from the newfound stability in the southwestern African  nation, one of the fastest-growing economies in the world today.
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Dr. Michael Frendo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Antonio Victor Martins Monteiro, Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Portuguese Communities met in Lisbon for bilateral talks.
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The first minister launches the latest phase in the scheme to bring people from overseas to work in Scotland.
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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 government is planning to announce an election pledge on immigration to hit back at the Conservatives.