Magazine / Society / Migration / From the press | 23/11/2007

Migration within Europe

More and more Europeans are leaving their home countries to study or work in other countries. How are individual countries dealing with this trend?

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Main focus of Wednesday, 24. October 2007

Is the European blue card on its way?

The European Commission yesterday presented its concept for a blue card which would enable highly skilled workers from outside the EU to obtain limited work ... » more

Main focus of Friday, 14. September 2007

A Blue Card for qualified workers?

EU Commissioner for Justice Franco Frattini has proposed the introduction of a Blue Card. Modelled on the US's Green Card, it is aimed at facilitating ... » more

Main focus of Thursday, 1. February 2007

Eastern Europe's dwindling workforce

Doctors, engineers and other professionals from Central and Eastern Europe have left their home countries for Western Europe in search of higher salaries and improved ... » more

Main focus of Wednesday, 25. October 2006

Free movement of workers within Europe

Up to now Great Britain and Ireland had assumed a pioneering role in free movement of workers within the EU. They were the first to ... » more

Main focus of Tuesday, 1. August 2006

The Eastern European labour influx

More and more young graduates from the EU's new member states are trying their luck in western Europe's labour market. For its part, 'Old Europe' ... » more

Main focus of Friday, 21. July 2006

A shifting approach to immigration

As the influx of illegal immigrants continues unabated, Europe is becoming aware of the limits of an immigration policy based solely on security. The press ... » more

Main focus of Friday, 10. March 2006

Opening the labour market to Eastern Europeans

The EU's western countries have until the end of April to say whether they intend to open their labour markets entirely to citizens of the Eastern states ... » more

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Debate | Thursday, 25. January 2007

Free Movement for Workers in the EU

Every EU citizen has a right to work in all countries of the European Union. For memberstates that joined the EU in 2004 and 2007 however, there is a transitional period of up to seven years. Why? » more

Debate | Monday, 27. August 2007

Fortress Europe

The EU is strengthening its external borders. In order to secure the expanded Schengen area, new modern border installations are planned for the EU's eastern boundary, while the EU border protection agency Frontex is operating at Europe's southern limits. How does this external border change Europe? » more

General

Le Monde - France | Friday, 13. April 2007

Nancy Green discusses immigration and emigration

In an interview conducted by Laetitia Van Eeckhout, the American historian Nancy Green, director of studies at EHESS (School of Advanced Social Science Studies) considers ... » more

24 heures - Switzerland | Tuesday, 5. September 2006

What European cooperation for clandestine immigration?

According to Brunson McKiney, general director of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) interviewed by Aude Markovitch, "this is not an explosion of the number ... » more

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Germany | Thursday, 20. July 2006

Europe is migrating

What will Europe look like in the future? asks Polish journalist Andrzej Stasiuk. "Will certain regions, like eastern Poland or southern Italy, become completely depopulated? ... » more

Knack - Belgium | Friday, 16. June 2006

Europe must not be afraid of immigrants

Rik Coolsaet, a professor of international relations at the University of Gand, debunks some commonly accepted notions about immigration. "The International Organization for Migration has ... » more

Financial Times - United Kingdom | Wednesday, 8. November 2006

Central Europe's economical problems

"Barely half as wealthy as the west European countries, the central European nations need to grow more than twice as fast to converge with them", ... » more

Życie Warszawy - Poland | Monday, 19. December 2005

Eastern Europe's Hostile Attitude to Immigration

According to an international survey conducted on the occasion of "International Migration Day", Eastern Europe is the least migration-friendly region in the world. With 29 ... » more

Countries


Finland

Hufvudstadsbladet - Finland | Thursday, 25. October 2007

Finland as an unattractive country for immigrants

Numerous studies have shown that Finland needs more immigrants. Max Arhippainen points out that in the current debate essential issues are being overlooked: "It's also ... » more

Turun sanomat - Finland | Tuesday, 25. September 2007

Finland's labour shortage

Finland's population is aging particularly rapidly, the daily notes, pointing out that this will soon lead to labour shortages. "The country's native workforce is no ... » more

Helsingin Sanomat - Finland | Tuesday, 24. January 2006

EU Labour Market

Finland is debating whether to open its labour market to new EU member states. "This topic is currently under discussion in Spain, Portugal and Finland, ... » more

Sweden

Upsala Nya Tidning - Sweden | Wednesday, 18. July 2007

Sweden aims to attract foreign workers

The Swedish government has unveiled a scheme aimed at enabling Swedish employers to recruit workers from all over the world. Under the scheme, foreign employees ... » more

Denmark

Politiken - Denmark | Friday, 20. April 2007

The green card debate in Denmark

Denmark is suffering from manpower shortages - so much so that the country's prosperity is at stake. LO, the trade unions' umbrella organisation, has therefore ... » more

Britain

Financial Times - United Kingdom | Wednesday, 31. October 2007

Clumsy handling of UK immigration

The daily reflects on immigration in the UK: "Politicians who are hiding from the challenges posed and opportunities provided by immigration. Neither the government's decision ... » more

The Guardian - United Kingdom | Monday, 24. September 2007

Paul Laverty on the plight of immigrant workers in the UK

Paul Laverty wrote the screenplay for Ken Loach's latest film, 'It's a Free World', about immigrant workers in the U.K. He reflects on the stories ... » more

The Guardian - United Kingdom | Wednesday, 6. December 2006

The development of Polish unions in Britain

"For the first time since the second world war a trade union branch consisting entirely of migrant workers has been formed in Britain", notes the ... » more

The Independent - United Kingdom | Wednesday, 30. August 2006

Immigration helps British economy

Roland Rudd, chairman of Business for New Europe Group (BNE), a pressure group calling for further integration, urges the government to continue its open door ... » more

The Independent - United Kingdom | Monday, 21. August 2006

The open job market under fire in the UK

The daily paper reacts to statements from Damian Green, Conservative Party's immigration spokesman, who has called for curbs to be placed on the numbers of ... » more

Ireland

The Irish Times - Ireland | Friday, 30. March 2007

The changing face of Ireland's population

The daily analyses the results of the census data published on the 29th of March by the Central Statistics Office of Ireland. "At 4.2 million, ... » more

The Irish Times - Ireland | Wednesday, 25. January 2006

The labour market

Ireland's deputy prime minister and health minister, Mary Harney, argues against restricting the rights of EU citizens to work in Ireland - a right that ... » more

Lithuania

Lietuvos Rytas - Lithuania | Wednesday, 26. September 2007

Lithuania's press sees emigrants as traitors

Over the past few years many Lithuanians have left their country to seek work abroad. For a long time this subject was hushed up, however ... » more

Postimees - Estonia | Thursday, 11. October 2007

The return of Lithuania's emigrants

All three Baltic states are experiencing labour shortages as a result of heavy emigration and booming economies. Lithuania has now launched a publicity campaign aimed ... » more

Estonia

SL Õhtuleht - Estonia | Tuesday, 25. September 2007

Estonia wants its emigrants back

Estonia's President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has called on Estonians living abroad to return to their country. There are serious manpower shortages in Estonia. The newspaper ... » more

Postimees - Estonia | Monday, 21. August 2006

The Estonian tiger in danger

The terms "Estonia's economic miracle" and "Baltic tiger" were coined during former Estonian Prime Minister Mart Laar's term in office (1999-2002). According to Vambola Paavo, ... » more

Postimees - Estonia | Friday, 4. August 2006

The problem of full employment in Estonia

Estonia has almost full employment and an increasing number of sectors are having difficulties finding workers and are calling for measures to boost immigration. Ene-Margit ... » more

Postimees - Estonia | Monday, 24. July 2006

The cost of Estonia's economic growth

The newspaper complains that although Estonia's economy is growing rapidly, the population is not prospering. "There's a simple explanation to why the economic growth is ... » more

Latvia

Diena - Latvia | Tuesday, 12. September 2006

Will Romanians and Bulgarians want to work in Latvia?

There are manpower shortages in many of Latvia's economic sectors, and the advantages and disadvantages of immigration have become the subject of heated debate. Aivars ... » more

Diena - Latvia | Monday, 4. September 2006

Debate on shortage of workers

It is becoming increasingly evident that Latvia has a shortage of workers, especially in the capital, Riga. Unlike Estonia and Lithuania, which have now achieved ... » more

Poland

Wprost Online - Poland | Saturday, 25. August 2007

Germany opens up parts of its labour market to Eastern Europeans

In view of current shortages of skilled labour, the German government has decided to open up the job market to mechanical and electrical engineers from ... » more

Dziennik - Poland | Thursday, 19. July 2007

Books for Poles living outside Poland

Borders, the British bookstore chain, has added Polish-language books to its range. Literary critic Magdalena Miecznicka takes this as an opportunity to reflect on the ... » more

Gazeta Wyborcza - Poland | Saturday, 5. May 2007

Witold Gadomski on migration as Europe's driving force

Journalist Witold Gadomski laments European provincialism and pleads for more flexibility in the EU. "One of the EU's fundamental principles is the freedom that includes ... » more

Romania

Revista 22 - Romania | Monday, 13. August 2007

Romania's job market has emptied

Ilie Serbanescu writes that an estimated 1.2 to 3.4 million Romanians live abroad, commenting on the consequences for the domestic market. "For a country that ... » more

Evenimentul Zilei - Romania | Wednesday, 14. March 2007

Romania wants to encourage emigrants to return

Over the coming months, the Romanian government plans to implement a series of measures to attract emigrants back to the country. Marius Draghici advises emigrants ... » more

Hungary

Népszabadság - Hungary | Tuesday, 6. March 2007

Hungary as a destination for immigrants ?

Controversy has been triggered by an internal government report on immigration policy that recently became public. Politicians of the right-wing conservative opposition warned that "a ... » more

Heti Világgazdaság - Hungary | Thursday, 16. November 2006

Should Hungary open its job market to Romania and Bulgaria?

Not all 25 EU member states have reached a decision about whether to open their job markets to Romanians and Bulgarians in 2007. Györgyi Kocsis ... » more

Népszabadság - Hungary | Friday, 23. December 2005

Freedom of Movement for Hungarian Workers

Former education minister Zoltan Pokorin looks anxiously ahead to the time after 2011 when the older EU states will no longer be able to restrict ... » more

Bulgaria

Sme - Slovakia | Thursday, 26. October 2006

Bulgaria laments EU's restrictive labour market measures

Maglena Kuneva, the chief negotiator for Bulgaria's accession to the EU and future European commissioner for her country, expresses her disappointment that most of the ... » more

Czech Republic

Hospodářské noviny - Czech Republic | Wednesday, 15. March 2006

France opens its labour market to Eastern Europeans

First Spain, then Portugal and Finland, and now France has announced that it will gradually open its labour market to EU citizens from Eastern European ... » more

Slovakia

La Tribune - France | Tuesday, 24. October 2006

Slovakia in danger of 'Brain Drain'

According to statistics given by the Slovak Academy of Science (SAIA), 50% of young Slovak graduates are currently seeking to leave their country after their ... » more

Spain

El País - Spain | Friday, 24. August 2007

'Little England' in Spain

Over a million Britons have chosen to move to Spain. The journalist Joseba Elola payed a visit to the little town of San Fulgencio to ... » more

Portugal

Diário de Notícias - Portugal | Friday, 3. August 2007

Immigrant entrepreneurs are welcome in Portugal

The daily comments on a new law on immigration in Portugal according to which immigrant entrepreneurs will automatically be entitled to residency papers. "What the ... » more

Diário de Notícias - Portugal | Monday, 19. March 2007

Portugal remains a country of emigration

Last March 15th, the Spanish police freed 71 Portuguese citizens working like slaves in the Navarre region. The editorialist Joana Ameral Dias responds. "The State ... » more

The Netherlands

Trouw - Netherlands | Monday, 14. August 2006

The Netherlands' negative migratory balance

"The Central Statistics Office last week revealed that the Netherlands have Europe's largest immigration deficit," deplores a leading article in the daily paper. "In the ... » more

Wprost Online - Poland | Thursday, 29. June 2006

A ghetto for Poles in the Netherlands ?

The Dutch employment agency Axidus, which specialises in bringing Polish workers to the Netherlands, now wants to build a housing estate including Polish shops and ... » more

Austria

Der Standard - Austria | Wednesday, 3. October 2007

Austria's barricade measures

Before the end of the year, controls at Austria's borders with the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary are to be removed. The countries ... » more

Luxembourg

Le Jeudi - Luxembourg | Monday, 29. May 2006

No 'chosen' immigration in Luxembourg

"The future law on immigration provides an opportunity to reflect on the welcome the Grand-Duchy extends to its immigrants in the past and future," the Luxembourg ... » more

Schwitzerland

24 heures - Switzerland | Friday, 1. June 2007

More German graduates than Polish plumbers in Switzerland

In a report published on May 31st, Swiss authorities salute the positive effects that immigration is having on its economy. Caroline Zuercher recalls how "the ... » more

Belgium

La Libre Belgique - Belgium | Tuesday, 10. April 2007

Few workers from new European countries in Belgium

Belgium is one of the countries that chose to limit the number of workers arriving from ten new Member States of the EU after their ... » more

Germany

die tageszeitung - Germany | Wednesday, 28. December 2005

Immigrants revile Germany

A year ago, Germany passed a new immigration law. According to Lukas Wallraff, it has had devastating consequences. "Germany's first immigration law has already turned ... » more

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