Europe Immigration News

Ireland will no longer process asylum applications from citizens of Romania or other European Union members, the government announced recently in a further tightening of the country's immigration laws.

The Republic of Moldova will get two new consulates to help stem the tide of visa applications for Romania that have surged after Romania joined the European Union on 01 January 2007. Romania introduced a new visa regime for Moldova upon its accession to the bloc.

Top law enforcement officials of the European Union announced this week efforts to give police across the EU access to national databases containing fingerprints, DNA samples, other biometric data and license plate information.

It has become impossible to find a good plumber in Lithuania these days. Lured away by higher wages in Western European countries after their nation's accession to the EU-25 in 2004, service industry workers in Lithuania have become a rarity.

People complain of long waits for taxis, unrepaired flats and long lines at grocery stores.

More than 2,500 migrants are seeking jobs through Ireland's National Training and Employment Authority (FÁS) on any given day, recent information in Ireland suggests.

The figure provoked demands for a change in Government policy from both the opposition and Fianna Fáil backbenches.

Ireland's Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has announced major changes to the skilled immigration categories to come into effect from 1 February 2007.