Thursday, 4 June 2009

A selection of recent media reports

Malta seeks EU action over immigrants
Maltas prime minister has pleaded for more help from the European Union to deal with a rising tide of illegal immigrants from north Africa, as the blocs interior ministers meet on Thursday in Luxembourg to discuss how to help those member states most exposed to immigration...
Financial Times (04-Jun-2009)

Dramatic No from Britain in the European elections could derail Lisbon treaty
The best consolation for those elected as MEPs besides the self-sustaining importance of life in the Brussels cocoon is the freedom, even unaccountability, that comes with being...
Times Online (04-Jun-2009)

Bogus college sold fake diplomas to help migrants stay in Britain
A bogus college sold thousands of post-graduate diplomas to foreign students allowing them to work in Britain, a tribunal heard. Immigration officials were alerted after the Home Office received 2,542 applications for post-study visas in just two months from Cambridge College of Learning 'graduates'.
The Mail On Sunday (04-Jun-2009)