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EU Still Not Sure About Allowing Visa-Free Entry to UAE Nationals

Since last year November, the European Union has been considering giving visa-free travel opportunities to UAE nationals. However, the debate has not found its conclusion yet. While most members of the EU are in favor of giving UAE national visa free entry, Belgium, Germany and Austria have maintained their reservations. “A visa waiver process is [...]

The immigrants acquiring citizenship status in European Union (EU) countries increased rapidly according to the surveys in 2010, against figures of 2009. The statistical data presented in the report indicates foreigners obtaining citizenship in EU member countries have increased in number, with the total crossing the figure of over 0.8 million, a new record for [...]

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The European Union (EU) has been considering plans to enter into special visa arrangements with Turkey which will not involve any political maneuvers, as per Turkish officials. Earlier this week, Turkish minister for EU affairs, Egemen Bağış, said that the EU will present the Turkish government with an immigration ‘road map’ which will ultimately end [...]

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Grenada has expressed appreciation for the European Commission’s decision to provide visa-free travel facility to Grenadians traveling to countries in the Schengen area. Grenadian immigration officials and the country’s Prime Minister, and the minister for Foreign affairs, Mr. Tillman Thomas said that country is delighted at the commission’s decision. Mr. Thomas also said that the [...]

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The European Union (EU) will be considering measures to further relax the immigration regulations in the continent, particularly in the countries which are suffering from labor shortages and skills shortages. Earlier this week, EU officials announced that the Euro MPs are to consider a proposal to loosen the border controls in several EU member countries, [...]

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Bermuda’s Government announced earlier this week that Bermudian passport holders might not require a visa to travel in the European Union’s (EU) Schengen area. According to news reports, the European commission is planning on giving Bermudian British Overseas Territories (BBOT) passport holders the benefit of a visa-free travel throughout the continent, adding another category of [...]

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European Commission has proposed easing travel restrictions on citizens of 16 nations allowing them to travel to members of Schengen agreement without requiring obtaining visa as long as their stay is not longer than 90 days. The list includes 5 Caribbean Island nations, ten Pacific Island nations and Timor-Leste. The proposal will have to be [...]

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Nippon Electric Company limited (NEC) and SITA have joined hands to work on a project for installing automated border control (ABC) gates at airports in the European Union (EU) area. The executives of the companies have entered into an agreement for working on the ABC project on immigration control points in the EU countries. The [...]

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The European Union (EU) will be keeping a close eye on the French Immigration authorities’ expulsion of the members of the France’s Roma community. The EU officials have said that they were doing this to ensure that the French Immigration was duly observing the EU rules on the matter. These statements from the EU came [...]

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EU will Use Drones to Bust Illegal Immigrants

The European Union (EU) is planning on finalizing its project of using Drone technology for apprehending potential illegal immigrants trying to cross into the Schengen Area. The project, called EUROSUR, is part of a surveillance program costing $410 million designed to uplift the border security conditions of the EU countries, particularly those beside the Mediterranean [...]

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