Tag Archives: bULGARIA

Wednesday January 01 Posted by UK Immigrant Magazine. No comments

Bulgarians and Romanians free to work in UK as controls end

All Bulgarian and Romanian citizens will be free to live and work in the UK after temporary controls in place since 2007 expire on Wednesday. Ministers have said the restrictions cannot be extended but they are curbing access to benefits and want to tighten rules on freedom of movement in...

Thursday November 28 Posted by UK Immigrant Magazine. No comments

UK under fire for immigration reform plans

Britain and said he wanted eventually to restrict migrants from poorer EU states relocating to richer ones, stirring a row with the European Commission. Cameron’s announcement on Wednesday comes as the Conservatives risk seeing their vote split at European elections next year and at a national election in 2015 by...

Wednesday November 27 Posted by UK Immigrant Magazine. No comments

Migrant benefit rules to be tightened says Cameron

David Cameron has announced a crackdown on so-called “benefit tourism”, saying EU migrants will not be able to claim taxpayer-funded support indefinitely. Eligibility rules for out-of-work benefits will be tightened and access to housing benefit will be curbed. The prime minister said people were “deeply concerned” about levels of migration...

Sunday March 03 Posted by UK Immigrant Magazine. No comments

Shock News: Romanians aren’t queuing to use the NHS, but they do seem keen to buy our healthcare drugs

When it comes to immigrants it seems we are expected to believe all types of wickedness. The latest is that they are salivating over the chance to use the free NHS. Yet the best evidence suggests that’s a long way from being true. They are more likely to want to...

Wednesday February 20 Posted by UK Immigrant Magazine. No comments

What can Cameron really do about Bulgarian and Romanian immigration?

The temperature of the debate over immigration from Bulgaria and Romania in 2014 continues to rise. Even its starting point divides opinion: how large will the inflow be? It is said that migrants from these countries have no desire to come to the UK, but for cultural reasons prefer Latin...

Monday February 18 Posted by UK Immigrant Magazine. No comments

Tories target migrants getting benefits

The government is locked in a fight with the EU over restricting access to benefits in the UK, the work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith said on Sunday. He also disclosed that he wants some EU citizens to be entitled to benefits only if they have been resident in...

Friday February 15 Posted by UK Immigrant Magazine. No comments

Romania and Bulgaria immigration forecasts could be kept private

The Department for Communities and Local Government says it holds information about potential immigration from Romania and Bulgaria, but might refuse to release it. The Home Office has repeatedly said it has not produced forecasts. Last month Communities Secretary Eric Pickles told the BBC’s Sunday Politics he had seen a...

Monday February 04 Posted by UK Immigrant Magazine. No comments

The government response to the A2 debate is doing more harm than good

Over recent weeks, public and parliamentary debate about immigration from A2 countries (Romania and Bulgaria) has continued to build. Much coverage has focused on the possibility that A2 nationals will flock to the United Kingdom for the sole purpose of registering to receive benefits and using the free NHS service...

Tuesday January 29 Posted by UK Immigrant Magazine. No comments

Immigration from Romania and Bulgaria: Government accused of ‘farcical’ strategy

Government efforts to deal with a possible increase in immigration from Romania and Bulgaria next year “border on the farcical,” says an MP. No 10 says it is looking at options amid MPs’ concerns about the impact of temporary controls lapsing this year. Labour MP Keith Vaz said trying to...

Sunday January 27 Posted by UK Immigrant Magazine. No comments

Immigration: Romanian or Bulgarian? You won’t like it here

Please don’t come to Britain – it rains and the jobs are scarce and low-paid. Ministers are considering launching a negative advertising campaign in Bulgaria and Romania to persuade potential immigrants to stay away from the UK. The plan, which would focus on the downsides of British life, is one...

Sunday January 27 Posted by UK Immigrant Magazine. No comments

Tory right presses Cameron to close UK to Bulgarians and Romanians

The Tory right is planning to place further pressure on David Cameron’s relations with the EU by demanding a block on immigration from Romania and Bulgaria in 2014. A group of backbenchers will build on their recent successes by calling for action against a feared influx of migrants. Temporary curbs...

Saturday January 19 Posted by UK Immigrant Magazine. One comment

Immigration Flood Fears As Curbs Are Lifted

Britain could see 50,000 immigrants arrive every year from Romania and Bulgaria once access restrictions are lifted, campaigners have warned. Research indicates up to 250,000 people from the two countries could come to the UK in the first five years once the rules are changed. The figure, equal to the...

Thursday January 17 Posted by UK Immigrant Magazine. No comments

Migration Watch warning on Romania and Bulgaria immigration

About 50,000 people from Romania and Bulgaria will come to the UK every year when restrictions are lifted next year, think tank Migration Watch suggests. It predicts this level annually in the first five years after these controls end, warning of “significant consequences” for housing and jobs. Citizens of both...

Tuesday January 15 Posted by UK Immigrant Magazine. No comments

Cabinet rift over housing for EU migrants

A cabinet row erupted into the open on Sunday when the communities secretary, Eric Pickles, warned of housing problems when migrants from the EU’s two newest member states are given full access to Britain from next year. Home Office sources distanced themselves from the remarks by Pickles on the grounds...

Tuesday January 15 Posted by UK Immigrant Magazine. No comments

Immigration into UK and EU from Romania and Bulgaria

Conservative MP Stewart Jackson is calling for a limit on immigration from the EU – ahead of Romanians and Bulgarians being allowed to work in Britain. He said there had been “no proper analysis” of the figures about people from those two countries who are about to gain more rights...

Wednesday November 14 Posted by UK Immigrant Magazine. No comments

UK will not extend Romania and Bulgaria migration curbs

Bulgarians and Romanians will gain the unrestricted right to live and work in the UK from December 2013, Home Secretary Theresa May has confirmed. Temporary curbs imposed in 2005 to protect the British labour market are set to expire on that date. The Labour Party have said they would support...

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