Tuesday, 20 September 2011

selection of recent media reports

Romanians seize Dutch tulips
Move seen as retaliation for Dutch government's decision to veto Romania's entry to border-free Schengen area
Guardian.co.uk (19-Sep-2011)

Illegal workers found in raid on Aylsham restaurant
Four immigration offenders have been caught by the UK Border Agency in a raid on an Aylsham restaurant which now
Eastern Daily Press (19-Sep-2011)

Dutch government "held captive" by far right: Romanian minister
The Dutch government is "held captive" by a far-right party, Romania's foreign minister said Monday, after the Netherlands rejected bids by Romania and Bulgaria to enter Europe's visa-free Schengen zone.
Expatica.com (19-Sep-2011)

UK Immigration: Damian Green Reaffirms Commitment To Reform Family Migration Rules To Ensure Better Integration
The Immigration Minister Damian Green h
eGov Monitor (19-Sep-2011)

Romania's and Bulgaria's Schengen join will be blocked
Netherlands will oppose even to a partial accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen Area, Dutch Immigration Minister's spokeswoman announced. A decision to approve the accession could have been made in Brussels on 22nd September, but Netherlands will say 'no', as the Immigration Minister Ge
Balkans.com Business News (19-Sep-2011)

50 babies a day born to Polish mothers in UK
) More children are born in Britain to Polish mothers than those from any other foreign country, it emerged last night.
The Mail On Sunday (18-Sep-2011)

Italian police intercept hundreds of Tunisian migrants on boat
Footage from customs police in Italy shows them intercepting 120 illegal migrants from Tunisi
Telegraph.co.uk (18-Sep-2011)

High risk terrorist wins fight to stay in UK
A HIGH-risk terrorist jailed for helping a 21/7 bomb plotter has won an appeal to stay in  Britain on human rights grounds.
Mirror.co.uk (18-Sep-2011)

Polygamy, welfare benefits and an insidious silence
In this disturbing and brave exposé, a Pakistan-born baroness reveals how some of her countrymen have as many children as possible by several wives so as to milk our welfare system...
Daily Mail (18-Sep-2011)

COLOMBIAN DRUG DEALER ALLOWED TO STAY AFTER IMMIGRATION OFFICERS BLUNDER
A COLOMBIAN cocaine dealer attempting to use human rights laws to escape deportat
Express.co.uk (18-Sep-2011)