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EU: Parliament votes to establish legally binding burden-sharing mechanism Calls for binding burden-sharing arrangements The Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament today unanimously voted in favour of suspending the EU's Dublin Regulation in the case of countries which are facing disproportionate migratory pressure. It also voted in favour of setting up of a legally binding burden-sharing mechanism enabling the reallocation of immigrants among EU countries. Amendments intended to establish a legally binding burden-sharing mechanism were tabled by a number of MEPs, including MEP Simon Busuttil. The Times of Malta

E.U.: Immigration dominates at university forum Illegal immigration dominated a debate at the university between a number of European Parliament candidates this afternoon. Nationalist candidate Frank Portelli said the situation needed to be tackled by Libya,... E.U.: Swedish presidency to make immigration top priority The Swedish Presidency of the European Union, which takes over from the Czech Republic in July, will be including immigration among its priorities focusing on trade with Africa to improve... E.U.: Italian objections delaying launch of join immigration enforcement Brussels -- Italy's objections to accept illegal migrants were stalling the launch of this year's Frontex patrols in the Mediterranean, EU sources said. The sources, close to the ongoing negotiations,...

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E.U.: Leaders squabbling with Libya over immigration enforcement

The European Union has urged Libya to boost cooperation in the fight against illegal immigration but the price Tripoli is asking is too high, EU Justice Commissioner Jacques Barrot has been reported as saying by libyanews. 'Libya is asking for...
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E.U.: Technical glitches delay new anti-illegal entry patrols

Brussels -- The EU's anti-migration patrol mission, coordinated by its border control agency Frontex in the seas around Sicily, Malta and Libya, has stalled despite original plans to start operating at the beginning of last month. Frontex sources yesterday admitted...
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E.U.: Libyans seeking greater support for border security efforts

Brussels (AFP) -- The European Union urged Libya Tuesday to boost cooperation in the fight against illegal immigration but the price Tripoli is asking is too high, EU Justice Commissioner Jacques Barrot said. 'Libya is asking for funding and logistical...
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E.U.: Pope urges Union, African states to act to end smuggling

Vatican City (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI demanded urgent action by the European Union and African nations on Sunday to stop the trafficking in migrants, saying the global economic crisis was driving more people to make the perilous voyage. Benedict...
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E.U.: Parliamentarians support suffrage for immigrants

Brussels -- A report drafted by Nationalist MEP Simon Busuttil on a common EU immigration policy was yesterday adopted by the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee after a marathon voting session on no less than 234 amendments. The vote followed...
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E.U.: Foreign workers face a choice to remain or depart

Laarburgh, Germany -- 'My future? Every night at 8 p.m. I know what my future is.' Mihaly Angyal, 27, pale-faced and dressed in sneakers and a cheap wind jacket, is cynical. 'Come, let me show you how it works,' he...
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