immigrants

Romanian Nationals Prevalent Among Immigrants In Italy – Report

Romanians form the largest ethnic minority group in Italy, with nearly 968,000 Romanians officially registered as living in Italy, accounting for 21% of total immigrants in the country, according to the 2009 national report on immigration by ISMU Institute, ASCA news agency reported on its website.

Romanian Romas Marry Non-EU Citizens In Italy, Claim Thousands Of Euros

Dozens of ethnic Roma Romanian citizens married non-EU immigrants who need residence permits in Milan, Italy, in exchange for up to EUR10,000, Cronacaqui.it reported.

Italian Prisons Currently Hold 2,850 Romanians

There are one million Romanians in Italy at the moment and 2,850 of them are currently under arrest, while in the first two weeks of 2009 there were deportation papers signed for 30 Romanians, according to official statistics obtained by MEDIAFAX.

Nearly 130,000 Romanians To Lose Jobs In Spain By End ’08 – Report

Specialists estimate 3 million people will lose their jobs in Spain by the end of the year, of whom 130,000 are Romanians, according to a report on Romanian migration Spanish Agency for Governmental Strategies released Wednesday.

Romanian Immigrants Bring Tuberculosis – Italian Doctors

Italian doctors are concerned with the reoccurrence of tuberculosis, claiming the disease is brought to Italy mainly by Romanian immigrants, after the liberalization of movement in the European Union.

SMS Accuses Romanian Immigrants Of Organ Trafficking In France

An SMS message saying that Romanian immigrants kidnap kids to sell their organs created a genuine psychosis in France, according to La Provence, which adds that police have not yet identified any case of this type so far.

Romanian Immigrants In Spain Have Better Living Standard Than Those In Italy – Survey

Romanian immigrants in Spain have a better living standard than those in Italy, as 14% of Romanians in Spain managed to buy a home, compared with 8% in Italy, according to an opinion poll among Romanian communities in Spain conducted by the Agency for Governmental Strategies (ASG), in Mar-Apr 2008.

Italy’s Safety Decree Mostly Targets Non-EU Immigrants – Romanian PM

The public safety measures adopted by the Italian government mainly target non-EU immigrants, not particularly Romanians, but the Romanian government needs a thorough assessment before expressing an informed viewpoint, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Thursday.

Romanian Border Police Intercepts 41 Indian Aliens

Northern Romania’s Maramures county border police officers, in collaboration with officers from the Romanian intelligence Service (SRI), caught, in the locality Tisa, 41 Indian citizens who entered the country illegally from Ukraine, crossing the river Tisa with an inflatable raft.

Thirty Illegal Immigrants, Including Romanians, Arrested In Chicago

More than 200 illegal immigrants who had previously been ordered out of the country were arrested in Illinois and five other states during a four-day sweep that ended Monday, the Chicago Tribune reported federal officials as saying.

Petrol Bomb Attack On Romanian Camp In Italy

Unidentified individuals threw four petrol bombs at an abandoned factory near Rome, site inhabited by some 20 Romanian illegal immigrants, Il Tempo online reported.

Romania Ranks Ten On Income From Immigrants Chart

Romania is ranked ten in the world when it comes to the sums of money sent, by immigrants working abroad, to their home countries, the value reaching $6.8 billion in 2007, according to a report compiled by the World Bank on a world level.

Romanian, Italian PMs Turn To EU For Support In Immigrant Issue

Romanian Prime Minister Tariceanu and his Italian counterpart sent a joint letter to the EU President asking for support, for the social integration of Romanian citizens in Italy, especially those of Romani origin, and they convened on the constitution of a working group on the Romani issue.

Romanian Pres Demands Fairness In Italian Policy On Immigrants

Romanian president Traian Basescu said that the Italian and Romanian Governments have great responsibilities in the situation created regarding Romanians in Italy and he asked the Bucharest Executive to guarantee good cooperation with its Italian counterpart.