A single market in crime
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The smuggling of illegal immigrants into the European Union (EU) has become a profitable business. An estimated 400,000 immigrants annually are smuggled illegally into the EU, and young girls and boys are brought in and forced to work as prostitutes. Immigrants can travel freely between countries that have implemented the Schengen agreement, which includes Italy, a popular destination for Albanians. The EU is seeking to tackle cross-border crime at a conference in Oct 1999, and this conference will tackle efforts to make extradition easier, as well as some harmonization.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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Expensive pursuits
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Manchester, England, aims to host the Commonwealth Games, and the cost of this project is more than forecast. The city hopes for a boost to the tourist trade as well as its image. Cost-cutting could hamper efforts to secure sponsorship agreements, and affect the games' quality. Central government has stated that it will not provide funds. There is a need for a tenant for the stadium planned for the games so that the city does not find itself the owner of a costly and empty stadium.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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