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Greece struggling to manage asylum seekers
Nearly 30,000 irregular border crossings were detected on Europe’s external borders in the last three months of 2011, the European Commission said on Wednesday (16 … Read more...
Customs officers seized laptop and book about Lukashenka from Danish journalist
On May 12 customs officers at Minsk-2 airport carried out a 4-hour examination of a Danish journalist Jens Nilsen. Materials for an article about trade unions in … Read more...
Turkey likely to lift visa regime for Moldova in second half of 2012
An agreement on the cancellation of the visa regime between Moldova and Turkey and an accord on readmission between the two states are likely to be signed in Ankara, … Read more...
EU-funded consortium unveils border-control robot
An EU-co-financed project is aiming to mass-produce autonomous land vehicles designed to stop irregular migrants. Using a €13 million grant from the European … Read more...
Putin orders government to seek visa abolition deal with EU
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his government on Monday to seek an agreement with the European Union on entry visa exemption for short visits of Russians to EU … Read more...
More Ukrainians issued Schengen visas, less getting refusals
The number of Schengen visas issued to the citizens of Ukraine in recent years has been growing, and the number of refusals decreasing, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry … Read more...
Number of visa refusals for Moldovans down by a half over past three years
The number of refusals in granting visas for Moldovan citizens decreased by a half from 13 per cent in 2009 to 6 per cent in 2012, according to data by the … Read more...
Dutch Christian Democrats not allowed to Belarus
Members of the Dutch Christian Democratic Party planned to take part in an educational seminar. They received visas in the Embassy of Belarus in the Netherlands. Two … Read more...
German ‘Blue Card’ to simplify immigration
Germany is introducing "Blue Cards" designed to make the immigration process easier for skilled workers. Among other measures, the program rewards immigrants who learn … Read more...
Belarusians to Get Passport when 14 Years Old
According to the presidential decree №197 of April 19, the mandatory age for obtaining a passport is reduced in Belarus. Now the passport will be issued to the … Read more...
