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New French Riots Speak Volumes

New French riots speak volumes (PHOTO: Hundreds of youths pay tribute in Villiers le Bel, France today to the two teenagers who died when their motorcycle crashed into a police car on November 25, 2007.) Two nights of youth violence … Continue reading

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Bulgarians, Poles, Romanians Flock To NL

Bulgarians, Poles, Romanians flock to NL 28 November 2007 RIJSWIJK Almost 13,000 Bulgarians, Poles and Romanians settled in the Netherlands in the first nine months of this year. That is almost twice as many as in the same period in … Continue reading

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Le Paris Flambe

Le Paris flamb Once more Nicolas Sarkozy has faced rioting in the French suburbs Nov 29th 2007 | PARIS From The Economist print edition TWO years ago, it took three weeks and a state of emergency to end the riots … Continue reading

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Iraqis Get A Chilly Welcome As Refugees In Denmark

Iraqis get a chilly welcome as refugees in Denmark By Ivar Ekman Published: November 26, 2007 EBELTOFT, Denmark: Despite the bite in the air, the true winter cold has yet to arrive in this serene seaside town on the east … Continue reading

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7771 Bogus Weddings Stopped (Belgium)

7,771 bogus weddings stopped Expatica News 26 November 2007 BRUSSELS – The number of bogus marriages that were prevented from going through by local authorities across Belgium will have risen by some 70 percent by the end of this year. … Continue reading

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Young French See Opportunity In Canada

Young French see opportunity in Canada Turnout of frustrated work seekers surprises job fair organizers CanWest News Service Published: Thursday, November 22 PARIS – Hundreds of young French, frustrated with their country's flagging economy, voted with their feet here this … Continue reading

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Migrants Head To Ukraine To Plot EU Entry

Migrants head to Ukraine to plot EU entry By Harry de Quetteville in Chop, Ukraine The Telegraph Last Updated: 1:40am GMT 19/11/2007 Ukraine has become the latest battleground for illegal migrants desperate to get to Britain as the European Union … Continue reading

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Dutch Float ‘Migrant Prison’ Scheme

Dutch float 'migrant prison' scheme By Dominic Hughes BBC News, Zaandam 17 November 2007 In the middle of an industrial estate in Zaandam, just north of Amsterdam, stands the newest prison in the Netherlands. But the word “stands” is not … Continue reading

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Italy Detains Six Suspected People Traffickers

Italy detains six suspected Egyptian people traffickers Posted : Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:46:03 GMT Author : DPA Europe World News | Home Agrigento, Sicily – Italian authorities have detained seven men – six Egyptians and one Palestinian – suspected … Continue reading

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Norway To Review Australian Broadcasting Corporation Krekar Tape

Norway to review ABC Krekar tape Peter Wilson, Europe correspondent The Australian November 16, 2007 THE Norwegian Government yesterday said it would analyse an Australian television interview with the country's most controversial refugee, Mullar Krekar, to determine if the Kurdish … Continue reading

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France’s Constitutional Council Says Yes To DNA Tests, No To Ethnic Counting

France's Constitutional Council says yes to DNA tests, no to ethnic counting The Associated Press Published: November 15, 2007 PARIS: The body that rules on the constitutionality of French laws on Thursday threw out an article in the new immigration … Continue reading

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People-Smugglers In Court Over British Connection

People-smugglers in court over British connection Expatica News 15 November 2007 PARIS – The trial opened in Paris Wednesday of 25 men — mainly Afghans and Iraqi Kurds — who allegedly smuggled thousands of illegal immigrants into Britain up to … Continue reading

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Fogh Ahead For Denmark

Fogh Ahead for Denmark Spiegel On Line November 15, 2007 Anders Fogh Rasmussen has won his third set of parliamentary elections, making him the only member of his party to ever win a third term as prime minister. But German … Continue reading

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Danish PM Wins Third Term

Danish PM wins third term By Kim McLaughlin Reuters Tuesday, November 13, 2007; 8:06 PM COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen led his centre-right coalition to a third term in power in parliamentary elections on Tuesday, promising … Continue reading

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Turkey’s Tensions Migrate To Berlin

Turkey's tensions migrate to Berlin By Tom Hundley ChicagoTribune foreign correspondent November 13, 2007 BERLIN – The organizers billed it as a demonstration of Turkish-Kurdish brotherhood. They expected about 500 participants, but more than 1,000 turned up and it wasn't … Continue reading

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Spain Tries To Keep Rightist Rallies Off The Streets

Spain tries to keep rightist rallies off the streets By Victoria Burnett International Herald Tribune Published: November 13, 2007 MADRID: The government is trying to ban an extreme right rally against immigration amid fears of rising outbursts of xenophobic violence. … Continue reading

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EU Crooks May Be Deported: Minister

EU crooks may be deported: minister Expatica News Monday 12 November 2007 The Netherlands is to investigate whether it can deport EU nationals who are convicted of serious crimes back to their country of origin. But the Dutch approach will … Continue reading

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Swedes On Edge Of Culture Clash

Swedes on edge of culture clash By Cajsa Collin The Washington Times November 12, 2007 In December of each year, violence disrupts the streets of Salem, a suburb of Stockholm, when hundreds of right-wing extremists and racist groups clash with … Continue reading

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EU Tries To Square The Circle On ‘Blue Card" Proposal

EU tries to square the circle on 'Blue Card' proposal Deutsche Presse Agentur November 12, 2007 EU interior ministers have welcomed plans to introduce an “EU Blue Card” aimed at luring skilled workers from Asia and Africa, but they also … Continue reading

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Denmark Faces Tough Balance In Election

Denmark Faces Tough Balance in Election By KARL RITTER The Associated Press Monday, November 12, 2007; 3:35 PM COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark's center-right government will need the backing of both a nationalist, anti-immigration party and a small centrist group led … Continue reading

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