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...Commission officials say the E.U. has an aging population and a dearth of skilled workers in sectors like engineering, information technology, pharmaceuticals, health care and teaching. The continent desperately needs foreign labor and officials hope some 20 million migrants will arrive over the next two decades...
...Justice commissioner Franco Frattini, who is behind the proposals, said that 85% of global unskilled labor goes to the E.U. and only 5% to the U.S., whereas 55% of qualified migrants head for the U.S. and only 5% to Europe...
...However, the Commission believes this is a vital measure if the E.U. is to fill a growing labor shortage over the next decades. "Europe is an immigration continent," Barroso said. "We are attractive to many. But we are not good enough at attracting highly skilled people. Nor are we young or numerous enough to keep the wheels of our societies and economies turning...
...rural voters disillusioned with the BJP's promises of an urban, middle class "India Shining" while they remained dirt poor. The stalled nuclear deal is a symptom of a deeper malaise in the current administration. Other key initiatives of Singh's are also in trouble: A ban on child labor looks toothless one year on, while a scheme to provide every household in India with at least 100 days of work has been dogged by chronic mismanagement and charges of graft. If such bread-and-butter initiatives can falter, then Singh - hailed as India's great liberalizer when...
...what Rudd, 50, is selling most is change - the NEW LEADERSHIP blazoned on Labor's billboards. "My central appeal is that we need new leadership with fresh ideas," he said. Howard, 68, stressed his government's experience and willingness to act on principle rather than opinion polls. "We don't need old leadership, we don't need new leadership. We need the right leadership," he said. Both leaders are prepared to fight hard - "down to the wire," Rudd said. But as the campaign revs up, it's Mr. New who seems to be in the driver's seat...