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14 migrants pushed back by Greece rescued
The Turkish Coast Guard has rescued 14 irregular migrants pushed back by Greek authorities off the northwestern province of Çanakkale.
The teams took action upon receiving information that a group of irregular migrants was drifting off Çanakkale's Ayvacık district.
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Greece set to import foreign workers
The list of transferable workers from third countries who will be able to come to Greece within 2023 and 2024 in order to fill some of the vacancies identified in the domestic labor market ranges from unskilled agriculture and construction workers, to butchers and workers in dairy production.
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Gov't adopts bills amending legislation on residence and employment of foreigners
BELGRADE - The Serbian government on Thursday adopted bills amending the Law on Foreigners and the Law on Employment of Foreigners.
An official statement released after a government session said the move would enable foreign nationals to attain the right to temporary residence and work in Serbia through a unified procedure.
Moscow invites Bulgarian IT Workers to Emigrate to Russia under a Simplified Procedure
The Moscow Embassy in Sofia offered an irresistible offer for Bulgarian IT specialists - to emigrate to Russia under a simplified procedure together with their families.
The proposal was uploaded on the Facebook page of the Russian mission in Bulgaria. The campaign is under the motto "Russia - country of opportunities".
Concerns Raised over EU-Funded Migrant ‘Detention’ Centre in Bosnia
Aid organisations and legal experts are concerned at the EU-funded construction of a 'detention area' in Bosnia that would see migrants and refugees repatriated before they can even reach the bloc.
Brnabic: Foreigners act to be amended in March
BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Tuesday she expected amendments to the Foreigners Act to enter parliamentary procedure in March.
Speaking to reporters at a ceremony at the Aviation Academy, Brnabic said the amended act would unify working and residence permits in a simplified, fully electronic procedure.
That will enable easier and quicker employment, she added.
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Some foreigners can now work in Türkiye without work permit
Foreign athletes, farmers and researchers will be able to work in Türkiye for a determined period without a need to obtain a work permit, Labor and Social Security Ministry has announced.
The employment regulation aiming to facilitate foreigners to work in Türkiye without a work permit has come into force.
Türkiye rescues 186 migrants pushed to Aegean by Greek authorities
Turkish Coast Guard teams have saved a total of 186 irregular migrants that were pushed back to Turkish waters by Greece in two separate operations conducted in the İzmir and Muğla provinces.
Greece pushes back more than 41,000 migrants since 2020: Report
Greece has pushed back a total of 41,523 irregular migrants to Turkish waters between 2020 and May 31, 2022, according to a report by Turkey's Ombudsman Institution (KDK).
The report also said that 53 irregular migrants in 2021 and 33 others in 2022 lost their lives - either drowned or froze to death - due to pushbacks.
Polish Forests Full of Fear: Life and Death on the EU-Belarus Border
The grave of Syrian migrant Ahmed Al-Hassan at Tatar cemetery outside the village of Bohoniki, near the Polish-Belarusian border, eastern Poland, 16 November 2021. 19-year-old Ahmed drowned in the Bug River as he tried to cross. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK