Europe Immigration News

Sweden has a history of welcoming immigrants - in sharp contrast to a number of other European Union neighbors such as the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany. However, police in Sweden are becoming concerned that the country's relaxed policies on immigration may cause it to become a safe-haven for war criminals.

Officials would like to see more resources dedicated to perform background checks on immigrants seeking asylum.

Germany has become the fourth nation in the European Union to sign an EU directive into law that will make it easier for scientists from non-European countries to gain work visas. Austria, Slovenia, and Slovakia have already signed the new directive into law.

The European Union is celebrating fifty years of existence this

With a recent surge in demand for immigration into Ireland, combined with dramatic changes in the employment permitting scheme, the Irish Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment is experiencing some delays in processing applications that have already been received.

First discussed in 2005, the idea of an EU-wide employment permit seems to be gaining a foothold.

A recent report by the Scottish Council Foundation (SCF), one of the country's leading think tanks, says that, for Scotland to keep its demographic profile and prevent an inevitable population drop, one of the solutions is to significantly increase immigration.