Preparations of the 4th International Congress of Black Woman taking place in Lusaka, Zambia

01.09.2010 Patricia Faraut, President of Africa Femmes Performantes, Inc. accompanied by Mrs. Parker Anderson-Mabry, president of Anderson Advantage Group in the United States conducted a working visit to Lusaka in Zambia at the invitation of First Lady Mrs. Thandiwe Banda, for the preparations of the 4th International Congress of Black Women to be held in Lusaka from 11 to 14 November 2010. Find more information on the Black Women Congress at http://www.femmesperformantes.com/

Register of Interest representatives

01.09.2010 In the context of the European Transparency Initiative, the European Commission wishes to let citizens know which general or specific interests are influencing the decision- making process of the European Institutions and the resources mobilized to that end, by opening this voluntary Register. Registrants have the opportunity to demonstrate their strong commitment to transparency and the full legitimacy of their activities. Please find more information at: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/transparency/regrin/welcome.do?locale=en#en

Acquisitions of citizenship slightly declining in the EU

01.09.2010 According to the latest issue of Eurostat's 'Statistics in Focus' (36/2010), the number of people acquiring citizenship of an EU Member State declined for the second consecutive year in 2008 after rising for more than eight years. The decline, roughly 2%, was smaller than that recorded for 2007 (around 4%). The total number of acquisitions recorded in the EU in 2008 was slightly below 700 000. The highest number of acquisitions was recorded in France, the United Kingdom and Germany. These three countries accounted for more than 50% of the EU total. While France recorded a moderate increase compared with 2007, the other two countries granted over 20% fewer citizenships in 2008. Sweden was the country with the highest number of acquisitions per inhabitant in the EU, followed by Luxembourg, France and the United Kingdom. Sweden was also the country with the highest number of new citizenships granted in relation to the size of the resident foreign population. As in most recent years, Moroccans and Turks represented the largest groups among those who became citizens of an EU Member State with 9% and 7% of the EU total respectively. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/3-06072010- AP/EN/3-06072010-AP-EN.PDF

Migration key to long-term economic growth, says OECD

01.09.2010 nternational migration has fallen during the economic crisis, but as the recovery moves into gear migrants will once again be needed to fill labour and skill shortages, according to a new OECD report. http://www.oecd.org/document/26/0,3343,en_2649_37415_45623194_1_1_1_1,00.html

Bias in Ireland against sub-Saharans - survey

31.08.2010 MORE THAN half of sub-Sa­ha­ran Af­ri­can­s in I­re­lan­d have ex­pe­ri­en­ce­d dis­cri­mi­na­ti­on, ac­cor­din­g to a Eu­ro­pe-wi­de sur­vey.
http://​www.​irishtimes.​com/​newspaper/​ireland/​2009/​1214/​1224260654307.​html