European Council President Donald Tusk congratulated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on his election victory and said he counted on him to play a constructive role in maintaining the bloc’s unity. My letter of congratulations to Prime Minister Viktor Orbánhttps://t.co/uscVkHSI8S pic.twitter.com/RqC48osEPd — Charles Michel (@eucopresident) April 9, 2018 Mr Orban was also congratulated by the centre-right…
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Immigration – Britons top priority
New data from YouGov’s regular Eurotrack survey highlights how people in Britain and key EU nations have conflicting priorities for the Brexit negotiations. Asked to choose up to three priorities for Brexit from a list of eight, Britons’ number one priority is “allowing Britain to control immigration from the EU” (41%). In second place is ensuring continued…
UK: from free movement to Swiss model?
New research carried out by leading immigration expert professor Jonathan Portes shows it may be feasible for the UK to remain in the single market – temporarily or permanently – while changing the way free movement of people operates to provide greater control. Let’s ‘take back control’ of immigration – and increase it https://t.co/tkVFvadVB0 via…
EU-UK expats future on cards
Mr Tusk, who represents the other EU 27 nations, said the EU would “analyse line by line” the UK’s proposals when they were published in full but his “first impression is that the UK’s offer is below our expectations and that it risks worsening the situation of citizens”. https://twitter.com/EuropeUnion/status/878520714357354496 And Joseph Muscat, the prime minister…
Australia for value-based concept of citizenship
In Australia Turnbull government is tightening the requirements for the citizenship, with applicants to face a stand-alone English test and be asked to commit to embracing ‘Australian values’. Under the overhaul, would-be citizens will need to have been a permanent resident of Australia for four years, rather than 12 months. Prospective citizens will also be…
UK: migration control prior to free trade with EU
The immigration control is prioritized by the UK citizens over the free trade with the European Union, showed the results of poll published this week, reflecting the vision of future of the majority of Britons ahead of the entering into ‘divorce’ negotiations. The launch of the negotiations has been postponed since the last year referendum,…
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