1. Immigration

2. What measures are taken (have been taken) by your government in order to integrate the immigrants and solve these problems?

3. Italy the “Turco-Napolitano“ law the “Turco-Napolitano“ law legal immigrants can obtain the Italian citizenship legal immigrants can obtain the Italian citizenship according to the Italian law (citizens rights, right to family rejoining, sanitary treatment, health and education) illegal immigrants are expelled illegal immigrants are expelled a law against racism and discrimination a law against racism and discrimination imprisonment for racial or sexual discriminations imprisonment for racial or sexual discriminations protects the weaker classes protects the weaker classes

4. the “Bossi-Fini” law the “Bossi-Fini” law provides for the immediate expulsion of the illegal immigrants, led to the border by the police provides for the immediate expulsion of the illegal immigrants, led to the border by the police illegal immigrants without identity documents are transferred to temporary permanence centers illegal immigrants without identity documents are transferred to temporary permanence centers immigrant students who do not know the language, follow a special school program for some month. After having passed an exam, they join the rest of the students and begin the integration from the same educational level immigrant students who do not know the language, follow a special school program for some month. After having passed an exam, they join the rest of the students and begin the integration from the same educational level no slow-down of other children's learning process no slow-down of other children's learning process improves the one of the foreign ones improves the one of the foreign ones

5. Lithuania TJA  “Association of a Tolerant Youth” TJA  “Association of a Tolerant Youth” Project “Accessible Information- Successful Way of Integration” Project “Accessible Information- Successful Way of Integration” Project “Third Countries Citizens Living in Lithuania Political Principles” Project “Third Countries Citizens Living in Lithuania Political Principles”

6. The Netherlands immigrants have to do an integration course to ensure that they do their best to integrate immigrants have to do an integration course to ensure that they do their best to integrate some government agencies help people to integrate some government agencies help people to integrate  The admission policy is done too soft so that many people come to the Netherlands just because of the money

7. Germany National Integration Plan (400 different measures to improve the integration of immigrants, e.g.:) National Integration Plan (400 different measures to improve the integration of immigrants, e.g.:) the establishment of new training posts the establishment of new training posts the improvement of language- and immigration- lessons the improvement of language- and immigration- lessons an easier access to high-qualified jobs an easier access to high-qualified jobs Youth Migration Services Youth Migration Services accompany young immigrants on their way into a traineeship or a job accompany young immigrants on their way into a traineeship or a job Companies try to improve the support and the use of the individual potentials of immigrated employees Companies try to improve the support and the use of the individual potentials of immigrated employees

8. “Football against racism and discrimination” (supported by the government with 300.000€) “Football against racism and discrimination” (supported by the government with 300.000€) Day-Care-Centers Day-Care-Centers care for children of women who want to join integration- or language- courses care for children of women who want to join integration- or language- courses

9. Poland Immigrants in Poland do not cause problems, an intervention of the government is not necessary Immigrants in Poland do not cause problems, an intervention of the government is not necessary

10. In what extent does illegal immigration exist in your county?

11. Italy hypothesized number for 2008: hypothesized number for 2008: 650.00  300.000 more than the year before  despite the bill which regularized about 500.000, the number of illegal immigrants grew consistently again

12. Lithuania in 2003, 581 illegal immigrants were detained at the border (111 from Russia, 92 from Belarus, 73 from Latvia, 48 from Turkey, 27 from India and Pakistan,14 from China, 5 from Poland and Ukraine) in 2003, 581 illegal immigrants were detained at the border (111 from Russia, 92 from Belarus, 73 from Latvia, 48 from Turkey, 27 from India and Pakistan,14 from China, 5 from Poland and Ukraine) in 2005, there have been 805 attempts to cross illegally the Lithuanian border, in 2006 623 in 2005, there have been 805 attempts to cross illegally the Lithuanian border, in 2006 623  illegal immigration in Lithuania does not exist as far as in other EU countries because of very severe sanctions (15 years in prison + confiscation of property)

13. The Netherlands estimated number of illegal immigrants varies between 60.000 and 160.000 estimated number of illegal immigrants varies between 60.000 and 160.000

14. Germany number of illegal immigrants varies between 500.000 and 1.000.000 (this estimation bases on arrested illegal immigrants at the borders and on no-residence-permit- suspects) number of illegal immigrants varies between 500.000 and 1.000.000 (this estimation bases on arrested illegal immigrants at the borders and on no-residence-permit- suspects)  until 2007, the number of illegal immigrants declined, but since then it is growing again, probably because of the opening of the borders to our eastern neighbors

15. Poland it is impossible to count it is impossible to count