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Cameron Introduces Plan Aimed at Curbing Immigration from EU

Cameron Introduces Plan Aimed at Curbing Immigration from EU

<p> <b>Top News: </b>British Prime Minister David Cameron introduced a proposal on Friday aimed at <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_AA2a40 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">curbing immigration</a> from European nations, a move that both serves as a concession to Britain's anti-immigrant wing and may signal the country's impending exit from the European Union. The policy would impact the over-400,000 EU immigrants in Britain. </p><br><p> Under <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_BAd527 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">Cameron's plan</a>, whose fate depends on his re-election next May, EU immigrants would have to wait four years before being eligible for benefits like tax credits and government-subsidized housing. They would also be unable to claim child benefits and other tax credits for children who do not reside in Britain, and could be deported after six months if they are unable to find a job. </p><br><p> Facing a stiff re-election contest, Cameron is likely responding to opinion polls showing that immigration is the top concern among British voters, with many seeing unchecked immigration as a major stress on education, health, and welfare funding. Those who oppose his plan say most of the immigrants are young workers from eastern European countries who pay taxes and do not collect welfare benefits unfairly. </p><br><p> Cameron has promised to renegotiate Britain's relationship with the EU in the lead-up to a 2017 referendum on whether to remain in the union. "I will negotiate a cut to EU migration and make welfare reform an absolute requirement in renegotiation," he pledged in a speech on Friday. "[I]f our concerns fall on deaf ears and we cannot put our relationship with the EU on a better footing, then of course I rule nothing out." </p><br><p> <b>Europe's Antitrust War on Silicon Valley: </b>French and German officials asked the European Union on Thursday to examine the competition practices of <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_CAe6f1 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">major tech companies</a> like Apple, Facebook, and Google. Meanwhile, the European Parliament approved a resolution calling for the potential breakup of Google. The resolution came just a day after European regulators requested that Google and others extend the "right to be forgotten" to websites beyond Europe. </p><br>

Africa

<ul><p> • Burkina Faso interim Prime Minister Lt. Col. Isaac Zida promised on Friday to <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_DAa6be style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">conduct an inquiry</a> into the death of former president and revolutionary hero Thomas Sankara, who was killed in 1987 in the coup led by the now-ousted Blaise Compaore. </p><br> <p> • The Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone shows <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_EAfd44 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">no signs of abating</a>, despite a steady influx of foreign aid. </p><br> <p> • Several day days of fighting between warring tribes in <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_FA58f8 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">Sudan's oil-rich West Kordofan state</a> have reportedly killed at least 140 and injured over 100. </p><br> </ul>
Americas

<ul><p> • As the crisis over the apparent massacre of 43 students in Iguala state continues, Mexican <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_GA3549 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">President Enrique Peña Nieto promised</a> on Thursday to reform the country's police forces and end the collusion between public officials and drug gangs. </p><br> <p> • Argentine authorities on Thursday charged HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) with helping over 4,000 clients stash their money in <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_HA2894 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">secret Swiss Bank accounts</a> to avoid taxes. </p><br> <p> • Canada will introduce a program that would allow immigrants to obtain visas in exchange for <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_IA4ab8 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">investing at least one million dollars</a> in a venture-capital fund that focuses on startups. </p><br> </ul>
Asia

<ul><p> • A court magistrate on Thursday ordered Joshua Wong, one of the leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and a <a href="#challengers/detail/tai-wong" style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">2014 Foreign Policy Global Thinker</a>, to <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_JA6a3a style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">steer clear</a> of the protestor-occupied Mong Kok neighborhood. </p><br> <p> • Thailand announced plans on Friday to begin <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_KA8479 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">impeachment hearings</a> against former Prime Minster Yingluck Shinawatra for her much-criticized handling of a rice-subsidy program that led to nearly $16 billion in losses. </p><br> <p> • Myanmar's military government said on Thursday that a proposed <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_LA5a66 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">summit of political leaders</a> to discuss constitutional changes would be "impractical," further heightening fears that long-promised democratic reforms are in peril. </p><br> </ul>
Europe

<ul><p> • A group of Russian ships <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_MA9956 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">entered the English Channel</a> on Friday, reportedly to conduct war games. </p><br> <p> • On Friday, Finland became the 12th European country to <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_NA3e8e style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">legalize gay marriage</a>. </p><br> <p> • The World Trade Organization <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_OA389f style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">struck an agreement</a> in Zurich on Thursday that aims to save its members over $1 trillion annually by streamlining customs procedures and regulations. </p><br> </ul>
Middle East

<ul><p> • Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_PA7c1d style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">unveiled a proposal</a> called "Swimming Against the Stream" on Friday that would offer financial incentives to Israeli Arabs in exchange for forgoing Israeli citizenship and moving to the site of a future Palestinian state. </p><br> <p> • Pope Francis begins a <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_QA94b0 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">three-day visit to Turkey</a> on Friday in a bid to build religious dialogue. </p><br> <p> • Syria has accused the United States of <a href="http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c7214qr.2f04/VHiPk8Pocp99Rd_RA9661 style="font-weight:bold;color:#ea1414" target="blank">fabricating accusations</a> that it is targeting civilians, and says that Washington is getting its information from groups like al Qaeda's Nusra Front. </p><br> </ul>
- By Siddhartha Mahanta

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