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	Alliance '90/The Greens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A bicycle-taxi (velotaxi) in front of the German Bundestag in Berlin with the Alliance '90/The Greens livery for the German federal election, 2005.
		Partly due to the impact of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, and to growing awareness of the threat of air pollution and acid rain to German forests ("Waldsterben"), the Greens increased their share of the vote to 8.3% in the January 1987 West German national election.
		In early 2005, the Greens were the target of the German Visa Affair 2005, instigated in the media by the CDU.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/German_Green_Party (1983 words)

	German Visa Affair 2005 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The visa affair is the name given by German newspapers to the controversy which arose in early 2005 over a change of procedure of issuing visas to foreign nationals seeking to enter Germany from Eastern European non-EU states.
		Apparently, the new visa policy, in place since 2000, wittingly discarded essential safeguards against abuses such as illegal immigration and human trafficking in favour of speeding up the issuing process for tourist visas.
		The affair prompted the resignation of then responsible Minister of State Ludger Volmer of the Green party from his roles in the Bundestag foreign affairs committee and as foreign affairs spokesperson of his party and severely damaged the reputation of his party colleague, Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/German_Visa_Affair_2005 (1532 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: German Visa Affair 2005
		The visa affair is the name given by German newspapers to the controversy which arose in early 2005 over the issuing of visas to tourists entering Germany.
		The German opposition alleged that criminal gangs had paid Germans to act as references for the tourists, who would then, instead of visiting the cathedral, work in the sex trade or take up illegal work, and media supportive of them (such as the Springer-Verlag publishing house) published these allegations without mentioning their disputed nature.
		Fischer's public statement on the "Visa Affair" has not yet been delivered, so there can't be a real "neutral" view, and the article will have to concentrate on the few facts that are known from media reports, which it does, and gives a very comprehensive overview of the current discussion.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/German-Visa-Affair-2005 (3218 words)

	German Visa Affair 2005 - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The so-called visa affair is an on-going debate in Germany that started in January, 2005.
		February 8, 2002: The German ambassador in Kiev informs that the Kiev embassy is flooded with applicants showing their credit-worthiness with travelling safety insurances.
		March 22, 2005: Media report that the federal chancellery was informed about dispute between Otto Schily and Joschka Fischer about visa politics as early as in March, 2000.
	www.world-knowledge-encyclopedia.com /default.asp?t=German_Visa_Affair_2005 (922 words)

	German Visa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Entering a country without a valid visa or visa exemption, or undertaking activities that are not authorized by a visa (for example, working with a non-working visa) results in the individual being an illegal alien, generally subject to deportation back to their home country.
		Visas can be granted on arrival, usually only to citizens of countries enjoying good relations with the issuing country, or by prior application at the country's embassy or consulate.
		The need or absence of need of a visa generally depends on the citizenship of the applicant, the intended duration of the stay, and the activities that the applicant may wish to undertake in the country he visits; these may delineate different formal categories of visas, with different issuance conditions.
	www.wwwtln.com /finance/85/german-visa.html (1517 words)

	Germany: Foreign Ministry under fire in "visa affair"
		The official explanation was that his resignation had nothing to do with the visa affair, but was rather the outcome of his lobbying activities for the privatised federal printing works.
		The visa affair is being exploited to encourage a witch-hunt against foreigners and immigrants.
		The purpose of this article is not to discuss the intrigues surrounding the visa affair, but rather the claim, largely uncontested by the media and in political circles, that the relaxing of visa requirements by the Foreign Ministry has resulted in forced prostitution and the massive exploitation of foreigners with no legal residency status.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2005/mar2005/visa-m19.shtml (1877 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Passport Canada
		Prior to March 2005, it was known as the Passport Office.
		The Department of Foreign Affairs, also referred to as Foreign Affairs Canada, is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for foreign policy and diplomacy.
		In April 2005, the Auditor General of Canada Sheila Fraser gave a scathing report on Passport Canada, claiming that employees of the agency lack proper security clearance.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Passport-Canada (944 words)

	Fischer Goes on Offensive in Visa Affair \| Germany \| Deutsche Welle \| 26.02.2005
		German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer admitted Saturday he made mistakes in an affair involving the misuse of visas by criminal human traffickers from Eastern Europe, but he remained defiant amid calls to resign.
		At stake in the visa affair is the integrity of Germany's much-loved Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer.
		German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer Monday accepted responsibility for a scandal involving the abuse of visas to bring drugs and prostitutes into the country.
	www.dw-world.de /dw/article/0,1564,1502332,00.html (789 words)

	ISN Security Watch - Fischer takes flak in German visa scandal
		The German Foreign Ministry has expressly forbidden embassy staff from cooperating with German law enforcement officers from the police and border guards services, and has prohibited embassies from retaining lists of individuals suspected of fraudulently issuing letters of invitation to visa applicants, according to a report in the daily Die Welt on Friday.
		Initially, the visa scandal - which the opposition Christian Democrats kept on a slow simmer for weeks before invoking a special parliamentary panel of enquiry into the affair - had focused on the acting German minister of state for foreign affairs at the time of the alleged misconduct, Ludger Volmer.
		According to a memo from the German embassy in Moscow, issued shortly after the ban on exchanging information with German police, the decision meant that the embassy was effectively hamstrung in its efforts to assist law enforcement agencies with these and other forms of organized crime.
	www.isn.ethz.ch /securitywatch/details_print.cfm?id=10884 (1097 words)

	EU All But Clears Germany in Visa Affair \| Germany \| Deutsche Welle \| 04.08.2005
		Würmeling, who said that the commission ruling on Germany's current visa policy was "in no way a virtual acquittal," explained that while there were still discrepancies between the German and the European rules on the burden of proof for visa applicants there was a "grave deviation" from EU law, he said.
		The visa affair has weakened the bond between the ruling coalition, with ministers forced to testify before a parliamentary commission of inquiry and blame being passed between parties and departments before Fischer took the hit for the team.
		German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer admitted on Monday that he failed to act more quickly to stop visa abuses which allowed tens of thousands of eastern Europeans to flood into Germany between 2000 and 2003.
	www.dw-world.de /dw/article/0,1564,1668515,00.html (874 words)

	'germany visa' related products for sale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		EU calls for clarifications on current German visa policy German visa policy was examined by the commission because having a valid visa for one of the
		The so-called "German Visa Affair" is a very important topic, The so-called visa affair is an on-going debate in Germany that started in January, 2005.
		Visas for the purpose of studying in Germany are issued not only for named degree programmes, but also for language studies, ie for the purpose of
	www.listwebs.com /p/germany-visa.html (144 words)

	The Epoch Times \| EU Says German Visa System Complies with EU Rules
		The circular ordered German consulates, notably in eastern Europe, to give applicants the benefit of the doubt if they could not fully justify their financial means of support or the purpose of their trip.
		The German affair showed there was no room for a more liberal interpretation in national legislation or instructions of common EU visa regulations adopted for the Schengen passport-free travel area, Frattini said.
		As long as there remained differences between the German and the European rules on the burden of proof for visa applicants there was a "grave deviation" from EU law, he said.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/5-8-4/30952.html (558 words)

	German Foreign Minister to Testify to Parliament in Visa Scandal (crime figures & prostitutes) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Fischer accepted what he called "political responsibility" for mistakes that may have been made by German consulates in Ukraine, which is said to have issued thousands of visas to criminals, members of people-trafficking gangs and prostitution rings from 2000 to 2002.
		As a point of reference, let's say 1990, to obtain a visa for Germany you would have needed a German citizen to vouch for you and to assume all financial obligations should you incur medical expenses or legal expenses, especialy legal expenses incurred by your refusal to leave after your visa expired.
		At some time after the Schroeder government took over 1n 1998, the German embassies were instructed to, regarding visa applications, to err on the side of leniency when awarding avisa in questionable cases.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1345110/posts (1472 words)

	The Hindu : Opinion / Leader Page Articles : Modi, the U.S., and visa power
		The BJP says the visa rejection has hurt India's national pride but this does not appear to be a perception that is shared widely by Indians, who see the saffron party's appeals to swabhimaan (self-respect) and constitutionalism as largely self-serving.
		Bush's January 12 proclamation says the visa ban "shall not apply with respect to any person otherwise covered by (the ban) where entry of the person into the United States would not be contrary to the interests of the U.S." And this determination is at the sole discretion of the Secretary of State.
		Denying a visa to one alleged violator of religious freedom but granting it to another is a matter of domestic U.S. policy that public opinion in the United States will have to take up.
	www.hindu.com /2005/03/21/stories/2005032101731000.htm (1414 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| German visa enquiry hears key man
		Volmer's testimony was broadcast live on German TV A former architect of Germany's visa policy has rejected claims that a temporary easing of requirements resulted in an influx of criminals.
		The scandal concerns relaxing rules on issuing tourist visas in Ukraine and Belarus that were drawn up in the year 2000.
		The result was nearly 300,000 visas granted by an overwhelmed embassy in Kiev to Ukrainians ostensibly travelling to admire the beauty of Cologne cathedral, the BBC's Ray Furlong reports from Berlin.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/4469417.stm (342 words)

	German Visa Scandal Gets Brussels' Attention \| Germany \| Deutsche Welle \| 20.02.2005
		The European Commission is examining German visas issued to eastern Europeans, which are at the heart of a political scandal in the country, to determine whether they violated European law.
		Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: The visa scandal involves Joschka Fischer, Germany's foreign minister and most popular politician, and the decision by his ministry in 1999 to ease conditions for citizens of the former Soviet bloc to acquire German visas.
		The consequence of this directive was a drastic increase in the number of visas authorized by German embassies around the world.
	www.dw-world.de /dw/article/0,1564,1495078,00.html (588 words)

	Germany travel guide - Wikitravel
		No visa is required for citizens of other EU member states, and those of some selected nations with whom the European Union or Germany have special treaties.
		German drivers tend to drive faster and more aggressively than you might be used to, especially on the parts of the highway system without speed limit, which is taken literally.
		Germans are just as passionate about their wines as they are about their beer.
	wikitravel.org /en/Germany (12138 words)

	arthritis pain relief - German Visa Affair 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The German Automobile Club (ADAC) sold between 120,000 and 150,000 of these insurance documents, the Allianz insurance company sold more than 35,000, and the ITREC GmbH compnay more than 31,000.
		On February 8, 2002 the German ambassador in Kiev reported that the Kiev embassy was flooded with applicants proving their credit-worthiness with travel insurance documents.
		Eckart van Klaeden said on the main German television channel ZDF that the Commission of Inquiry wanted to investigate the differing statement of Mr.
	www.painreliefchat.com /arthritis-pain-relief/German_Visa_Affair_2005 (1232 words)

	Germany's Fischer pressured by visa scandal probe - Turkish Daily News Feb 18, 2005
		German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer faces a mounting threat from a committee investigating a visa policy alleged to have let Ukrainian criminal gangs bring thousands of illegal immigrants into Germany.
		The cross-party committee will investigate why embassies were told to relax restrictions on visa applicants and how soon Fischer was aware of reports that mafia-like gangs were organising mass visa applications at the German embassy in Kiev.
		Several former employees of the German embassy in Kiev have said repeated warnings were sent to Berlin that large crowds, apparently being directed by organised criminals, were queuing up every day and that staff had no means of properly checking their applications.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /article.php?enewsid=6287 (580 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- German Greens at crossroads as vote defeat looms
		Many of their once-radical ideas – from legal rights for same-sex partnerships to the need for renewable energy, sustainable development and more open citizenship laws – are now part of the mainstream.
		However, as the German economy has stagnated and jobless numbers have swollen to 12 percent of the workforce, the Greens' ideology of openness and environmental protection has come to seem an indulgence.
		That impression was reinforced by a scandal over lax visa policies that allowed thousands of illegal immigrants from Ukraine into Germany and nearly toppled the party's longtime star, Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050607-0735-germany-greens.html (693 words)

	Guardian \| German visa scandal rattles foreign minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		But on this occasion, he appears to have underestimated the damage done by the affair, which broke three weeks ago with revelations that the German embassy in Kiev had failed to check visa applications.
		But the affair comes at a delicate time for Germany's red-green government, which has recently enjoyed a political revival and is narrowly ahead in the polls for the first time in three years.
		Mr Fischer signalled yesterday that he intended to hit back in the visa affair - pointing out that changes to visa regulations were also introduced by Germany's former conservative chancellor Helmut Kohl.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,5127019-103681,00.html (595 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Germany
		May 13 (Bloomberg) -- A German court began the trial on charges of people-trafficking of Ukrainian-born Anatoli Barg, whose previous trial and conviction highlighted shortcomings in German visa rules and led to calls for Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer to resign.
		The court said in its ruling that there were mitigating circumstances, as changes to visa regulations in 2000 had made it easier for Barg to commit his offenses.
		Such visas were used to smuggle Eastern Europeans into Western Europe in the guise of tourists or business travelers, according to the indictment.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000100&sid=ai1TljJVL1jg&refer=germany (560 words)

	Current events - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Protesters in Kyrgyzstan marchagainst electoral fraud in the 2005 Kyrgyz parliamentaryelections, and appear to have taken control of the southern town of Jalal-Abad after mounting large-scale demonstrations to demand Askar Akayev to step down as President of Kyrgyzstan.
		In the UK, the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 wasfinally given Royal Assent after one of the longest ever sittings by theHouse of Lords.
		Cyclone Ingrid diminishes to a category 3 storm, and is crossing the Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland, Australia late on March 9, 2005 UTC.
	www.free-web-encyclopedia.com /default.asp?t=Current_events (3743 words)

	Fischer accepts responsibility in visa row - Turkish Daily News Feb 16, 2005
		German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer has accepted responsibility for a controversial visa policy said to have been exploited by criminals to bring thousands of illegal immigrants into Germany.
		The affair has been simmering for weeks and has already forced the resignation of a former junior minister in Fischer's Green party but Fischer himself has avoided comment up to now.
		He said he was willing to appear before a special parliamentary committee as soon as possible to answer questions over why German embassies in eastern Europe were told to relax restrictions on visa applicants.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /article.php?enewsid=6118 (575 words)

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