In a late night sitting, the lower house of parliament has approved a raft of security measures and a draft ban on face veils. The ban would only apply to civil servants in Germany.more
European Union leaders will insist Britain grant permanent residence to EU citizens who arrive before Brexit in 2019 and stay five more years, according to a draft negotiating plan they will endorse this weekend.more
All pupils will study a foreign language for their Junior Cert by 2021 under ambitious new plans to be announced by the Education Minister. Richard Bruton says Ireland should aim to be within the top ten in Europe when it comes to foreign languages.more
The position of London's financial district, as the most important global financial center in Europe, is undisguised, said Jeremy Browne, City of London's Financial District Representative for the European Union.more
The Home Office is looking at plans for "barista visas" to ensure coffee shops and pubs are fully staffed after Brexit. Young European citizens would be able to come to the UK to work in the hospitality industry for two years under the plans.more
The president of the European Parliament has said the Brexit deal between Britain and the EU will be vetoed if citizens' rights are not protected. Antonio Tajani was in London to meet with Theresa May to discuss the parliament's position on the Brexit negotiations and said the issue of rights was a "red line". more
More than half of British people support increased immigration of highly skilled workers, suggests a new poll, which charts the UK's attitude towards migrants from diverse sectors of the economy and different areas of the globe.more
Due to the growing anxiety of EU citizens living in the UK, who after the start of the process of leaving the UK from the EU are uncertain of their status, the Home Office posted additional information on their website to stop any concerns.more
EU migrants make up more than one in 10 manufacturing sector workers in the UK, official figures have shown. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) also said EU workers from outside the UK tended to work longer hours than the workforce average.more
Calls to stop unskilled migrants from moving to Britain in order to cut annual net migration below 50,000 have divided leading Brexiteers, The Times can reveal.more