Spain’s Opposition leader, Mariano Rajoy, said that if the Partido Popular wins the next general election, he will introduce a bill for an integration contract which would be legally binding and will allow for immigrants to be expelled from the country if they don’t comply. Also outlined in his plan, the State would guarantee foreigners…
Italy’s tax collection agency has produced a tax guide in Arabic, as well as several other foreign languages, to help immigrant workers pay their taxes. The 28-page guide can be downloaded from the tax agency’s website, and is available in Arabic, Romanian, Serbo-Croatian, and Italian. “The guide for foreigners contains key information on taxation, personal…
Some 2,122 requests for asylum were approved in Belgium in 2007 – an increase from the previous year. Despite this, there were fewer requests for asylum between 2007 and 2006. Most asylum seekers in Belgium are from Chechnya, Rwanda, Iraq, Kosovo, and Congo.
A German state governor has won applause from fellow conservatives for demanding a crackdown on “criminal young foreigners.” Immigrant groups and political rivals say he is playing with fire in a debate that reveals the widespread xenophobia obstructing integration in Germany. An assault by two foreign youths on a German pensioner has triggered conservative calls…
Italian society has begun to show increased intolerance against immigrants, according to a new report by independent research group, Censis, released on Friday. Though the report said that the majority of crimes were committed by illegal immigrants or immigrants without the proper residency status, the report also stressed that many immigrants lived honestly. It called…
