http://www.euractiv.com/Latests DocumentsUNEenSat, 5 Jul 2008 13:42:02 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss5editor@euractiv.comwebmaster@euractiv.comhttp://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gifhttp://www.euractiv.com/10360http://www.euractiv.com/en/justice/france-drops-controversial-immigrant-integration-plans/article-173839?Ref=RSSSpain has forced France to abandon its plans for a compulsory "integration contract" for immigrants, which, if adopted, would require third country nationals to conform with the local "national identity" in order to settle in the EU, diplomatic sources told EurActiv.Wed, 2 Jul 2008 06:50:00 GMTtcm:29-173839-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/justice/new-italian-commissioner-pocketable-lobby/article-173415?Ref=RSSCommission Vice President Jacques Barrot and Transport Commissioner-designate Antonio Tajani each faced three hours of questioning in separate hearings in the European Parliament on June 16. Tajani had to face the most difficult questions, in particular regarding the Alitalia state aid case.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:55:00 GMTtcm:29-173415-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/justice/romanian-crackdown-petty-bribery-insufficient/article-173113?Ref=RSSDespite Bucharest's now regular reporting to Brussels on a series of crackdowns on petty bribery, high-level politicians in the EU appear immune to such investigations, meaning a crucial monitoring report by the Commission on corruption in Romania, expected this July, could still be rather damning. Fri, 6 Jun 2008 06:35:00 GMTtcm:29-173113-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/justice/berlusconi-backs-jailing-immigrants/article-173018?Ref=RSSItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has backtracked over a controversial bill that would make illegal immigration a criminal offence following heavy criticism from the United Nations, the Vatican and within the European Parliament.Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:50:00 GMTtcm:29-173018-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/justice/euro-mp-italy-handling-roma-clearly-fascist/article-172925?Ref=RSSEuropean leaders should be more energetic in warning the Italian Government about hate rhetoric against immigrants, says Romanian Socialist MEP Adrian Severin in an interview with EurActiv.Tue, 3 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMTtcm:29-172925-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/justice/interview-italy-handling-roma-clearly-fascist/article-172924?Ref=RSSIn an exclusive interview with EurActiv, Romanian Socialist MEP Adrian Severin hits out at Italy's Interior Minister Roberto Maroni for calling for the immediate dismantling of Roma camps and the arrest of their inhabitants.Tue, 3 Jun 2008 06:45:00 GMTtcm:29-172924-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/justice/kalfin-bulgaria-deliver-fighting-crime/article-172844?Ref=RSSBulgaria is trying to overcome a communication problem with the Commission while struggling hard to deliver on commitments to fight corruption and organised crime, the Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin says in an interview with EurActiv.Fri, 30 May 2008 06:56:08 GMTtcm:29-172844-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/justice/interview-bulgaria-deliver-crime/article-172841?Ref=RSSBulgaria is scaling up its fight against corruption and organised crime with the first sentences now effective, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin told EurActiv in an interview, also highlighting his country's difficulties in communicating a more positive image of itself.Fri, 30 May 2008 06:55:00 GMTtcm:29-172841-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/justice/europe-plays-tough-illegal-migration/article-171951?Ref=RSSThe main EU institutions have reached agreement on common European procedures for the return of illegal immigrants to their countries of origin. In essence EU countries will soon have more power to repatriate illegal immigrants, as these will be unable to further take advantage of loopholes in national legislation.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:49:00 GMTtcm:29-171951-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/justice/france-hopeful-eu-immigration-deal/article-171541?Ref=RSSBrice Hortefeux, the French immigration minister, is completing a tour of EU capitals in order to prepare the ground for a "European immigration pact" to be endorsed by heads of state at a summit in October.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:50:00 GMTtcm:29-171541-16