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Sweden is the most generous country in the EU when it comes to approving citizenship applications, according to a new report from Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU, on Tuesday.
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"Sweden tops EU in citizenship approvals"
"Sweden is the most generous country in the EU when it comes to approving citizenship applications"
Really? Sweden approved 30,460 as opposed to the 137,000 in France; the 129,000 in the UK and the 94,000 in Germany.
What is the great NEED to have a growing influx of immigrants, especially from Muslim countries? Played out over decades. Why are they DELIBERATELY trying to transform the Swedish society like that?
Well Sweden is simply taking responsibility for it's actions...
they sell arms to rebels in Somali,the people are homeless...Sweden gives them asylum....they come and drive the buses and trams, do all cleaning...its just a policy....who cares
I agree that everyone should calm down and focus on the sun and LOVELY ladies around. Lets all just get along, lets smile and be happy before the cold cold winter comes.
Hmmmm, LOVELY Ladies, Lovely Sun. I Love it!
I am Italian and I grew up in Argentina, lived there for 31 years and I don't have their citizenship. My husband keeps telling me to get the Swedish one to get a right to vote, but no thank you. Let me keep my Italian passport, some day Swedes are going to have migration troubles to enter some countries.
swedes would become more courageous in facing life.
today many swedes are so elitist, primitive (sorry to say) because for a very long time they were never exposed to the world.....reason why they get lost when they travel out of sweden
get on like the US,Canada etc and become a great nation...
enjoy.
me am already feeling the beach and the sun with lovely ladies around
come on guys. its holidays
People must realise to take the world with a grain of salt. Due to globalisation the world IS changing; culture language and tradition even values WILL change.
Change is an unstoppable juggernaut either your ride on its shoulders or try to stand in its way...what do you think will happen?
Xenophobia and ultra-conservatism takes up sooo much negative energy man.
As some great man said: you have to choose your problems. NO where is perfect.
yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!!
well, there's not much culture/religion anyways..hahah and that's not a bad thing!
b) immigrants fill the labour pool gaps
Although option a) sounds more appealing (in more ways than one!), it will take longer for the effect to be seen in the labour pool. Option b) is a much more immediate solution.
judging what you have asked, i am wondering what your aim was when you came here..
By the way, your women not wearing their Burkas, offend them.