Channel 4 News takes Nigel Farage, the outspoken leader of Ukip, on a trip to Bulgaria to find out if his fears about an influx of immigrants when EU restrictions are lifted, are warranted.
As Channel 4 News focuses on a week of reports on immigration, MPs debate the impact of restrictions being lifted on Bulgarians and Romanians at the end of 2013 – triggering a 100,000-strong petition.
Panic over? Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta tells Channel 4 News the UK is not a “preferred destination” for Romanian emigrants as a report suggests fears of an UK immigration boom are misplaced.
David Cameron outlines how he will end Britain’s “something for nothing” immigration culture, with curbs on unemployment and housing benefits and access to the NHS.
Restrictions on health and welfare benefits for immigrants from European Union states would have to apply equally to UK citizens under EU law, says Downing Street.
Bulgarian ambassador Konstantin Dimitrov says that there will be no influx of Bulgarians coming to in Britain. He was also angry about the “defamation” by some of Bulgaria and its citizens.
The beer is cheaper, our women are hotter, and we’ve never photographed Harry naked – Romania cheekily hits back at the rumoured UK campaign to deter Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants.
From the drizzle to daytime TV, your suggestions for a negative ad campaign (apparently) being planned by the UK government to deter potential immigrants coming here from Romania and Bulgaria.
Romania was the only eastern blog country not to follow the Soviet boycott of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. ITN’s Paul Davies travelled to Bucharest to watch athletes as they trained.