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French election might lead to mass UK emigration and London Property Sales
Now that the new French President Francois Hollande has pledged to increase taxes in France, the property market in London may see an influx of French nationals seeking to rent or buy.
London, which already has a significant French expatriate population, is expected to receive those fleeing Mr Hollande's election promise to raise the...
French emigrants courted in presidential campaign
As reported by Bloomberg, politicians competing in the 2012 presidential election are paying more attention than ever to the growing number of French citizens who have emigrated overseas.
On March 15, the campaign office of France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy rushed out a short video message to French voters living overseas, seeking to...
UK entrepreneurs emigrating beyond British shores
As reported by Small Business, nearly 50% of aspiring British entrepreneurs think they should emigrate to achieve success, reveals research. An international study on the aspirations of potential entrepreneurs carried out by Mazars (an accountancy firm) and Smaller Earth (a travel programme operator) reveals that 46% think they are much more...
Eurostar Passengers Find Way into UK Through Loophole
No matter what the UK Border Agency tries to do, there always seems to be some kind of loophole that is found in the system. It now appears that a loophole on Eurostar trains is allowing people to enter the UK without any kind of passport check. On top of this, London is actually powerless to do anything to stop it.
Recently, British...
Fewer Brits Electing to Move to Other Countries
There is a growing immigration problem in the UK, there is no question about it. However, there is a rising emigration problem as well. In fact, there is a huge slump in the number of Brits that are choosing to leave the UK to live in neighboring countries like France and Spain. The number of British citizens who are leaving the UK has almost...
Over 250,000 Illegal Migrants Still in the UK
Reports from the UK show that the government spends close to £2 million every day on the current asylum system. This may not be so bad if the system had not failed to remove hundreds of thousands of migrants. A new audit done on the last government shows that officials spent close to £10 billion processing applications. Despite all of this...
UK Handed Out Some 203,600 Passports to Foreign Nationals in 2009
It now seems that even more people are lashing out against the UK Border Agency. This new wave of backlash comes as reports show that Britain gave citizenship to the highest number of foreign nationals in all of Europe. In fact, the UK gave 203,600 foreign nationals British citizenship in 2009. This is a number that is 50 percent higher than...
Border Security Will Be Increased During Olympic Games
Recently it seems that France and Britain have been in talks on ways that they can increase border security between their two countries during the Olympic Games. In fact, on Monday, the British and French interior ministers came out to inspect the Cross Channel security that is currently in place. This was all done as the two countries look...
European Commission Announces New Proposal for National Border Controls
It seems that the pressure that France and Italy has been putting on the European Commission to change up its national border controls is starting to pay off. In fact, in response to this growing pressure, the European Commission is set to announce its new proposal on Wednesday of this week.
The president of the European Commission, Jose...
Italy and France Ask European Union to Suspend Schengen Commitments
Right now, immigration is a big problem everywhere. Not just in America and the UK, but in many parts of Europe. Just recently Italy and France called upon the European Union to change their Schengen agreement. This is the same agreement that allows visa free movement across 25 different European nations. This is a scheme that France and...
