Spotted this in a stack of written questions from MEPs to the European Commission:
"What figures has the Commission of the numbers of immigrants who registered to study in member states, but who never turned up at the institutions and became, instead, illegal immigrants?"
It might not surprise you to know that it’s from Robert Kilroy-Silk, the perma-tanned, British, ex-chat show host (learn more)
Here’s the answer, from Franco Frattini, EU immigration commissioner:
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