Sweden to tighten citizenship rules amid push to cut immigrationSweden is significantly toughening its citizenship requirements. Applicants will now need to reside in the country for eight years, earn at...
09 Feb, 2026, 04.45 PM IST
Denmark offers lessons as Europe toughens up on immigrationBritain is adopting Denmark's stricter asylum policies, a model that has seen asylum flows fall and the center-left Social Democrats retain...
26 Nov, 2025, 02.17 PM IST
20 nations press on EU to send back 'illegal' Afghan nationalsIn a letter addressed to Magnus Brunner, the Commissioner of Internal Affairs and Migration, twenty European countries have come together t...
19 Oct, 2025, 11.30 AM IST
UK may set up migrant 'return hubs' in other countries for rejected asylum seekersPrime Minister Kier Starmer is exploring "return hubs" in other countries for rejected UK asylum seekers awaiting deportation, calling it a...
16 May, 2025, 10.15 AM IST
European holiday planned for 2025? 10 Schengen countries have brought back internal border checksIn 2025, several Schengen nations, including Germany and France, have reinstated internal border controls due to irregular migration, terro...
23 Apr, 2025, 11.14 AM IST
Sweden wants to pay immigrants up to 350,000 Swedish kronor to leave the countrySweden will soon pay immigrants up to 350,000 kronor to leave the country voluntarily starting in 2026. This new policy, announced by the r...
14 Oct, 2024, 11.59 AM IST
Sweden may start paying 'foreign-born' Swedish passport holders $1000 for leaving itSweden's government is planning to offer financial incentives for foreign-born Swedish passport holders to emigrate. This extended a curren...
18 Aug, 2024, 02.56 PM IST
With immigration, perceptions matter more than realityThe complexities of immigration perception and policy in urban areas like Rinkeby underscore the delicate balance between demographic chall...
25 Jun, 2024, 01.44 PM IST
Indians can now apply for a multiple entry Schengen visa with longer validityThe European Commission's new visa 'cascade' regime simplifies Schengen visa access for Indian nationals, enabling long-term multi-entry vi...
23 Apr, 2024, 02.00 PM IST
Post pandemic, golden period for skilled professionals moving overseasDeveloped countries such as the US, Canada, Germany, and Australia are facing labor shortages due to an aging population and low birth rate...
01 Jul, 2023, 05.35 PM IST
Can China reverse its population decline? Just ask SwedenWith 850,000 fewer births than deaths last year, at least according to the country's official report, China joined an expanding set of nati...
13 Feb, 2023, 11.05 AM IST
India negotiating social security pacts with US, UK: Bhupender YadavIndia is negotiating social security agreements (SSAs) with the US and UK to avoid duplication of such schemes, Union Labour and Employment...
28 Jul, 2022, 02.07 PM IST
Europe could learn from India in tackling migrant crisis: Herbert KraussThe source said about 400 to 500 Austrians were reported to have gone to fight alongside ISIS in Syria. Seventy of them have returned home ...
30 Apr, 2016, 01.10 PM IST
India, EU need to trash out remaining issues of FTA: SwedenTerming the proposed FTA between India and EU as a "classical win win" for the two sides, Sweden said negotiators need to sit down and "tra...
29 Jan, 2016, 07.08 PM IST
Indian engineers score high in Sweden's tech spaceDuring 2009-2013, 9,366 work permits were granted to Indian citizens in Stockholm, of which 8,803 were for IT specialists. Spouses also get...
18 Dec, 2014, 03.03 PM IST
- Global careers: Europe is wooing Indian skilled workers
Job opportunities may have shrunk for Indian immigrants in few countries, but Europe is wooing workers. Students turn to law for fancy care...
13 Sep, 2009, 07.00 PM IST
- South Korea, Japan trail as rich-country donors
Japan and South Korea are at the bottom of a list released on Thursday that measures rich governments' efforts to help build prosperity in ...
05 Dec, 2008, 04.39 AM IST