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Immigrants enjoy better laws in Romania than in most countries in Europe

A new study released on Tuesday by the British Council and Migration Policy Group non-profit organization shows that Romania is better prepared than most countries in the region for migrant workers and their families, with similar policies in the new countries of labor force immigration.

According to the study, in which Romania has been included for the first time, together with Bulgaria and the United States of America / USA /, Romania's strong point is solid anti-discrimination laws, successively improved since 2000, when they were adopted and so far, to be consistent with the general European trend, reveals a release of the Soros Foundation, British Council's study partner for Romania.

According to MIPEX III - Migrant Integration Policy Index, the study now in its third edition - all residents, regardless of ethnicity, religion, race and nationality, enjoy better laws in Romania than in most European countries and in the region. Also, Romania is one of the 15 European countries in which protection against discrimination covers all aspects of life.

At the same time, areas for improvement in Romania concerns the participation of immigrants in political life, citizenship and education. Romania has achieved the lowest score of the 31 countries participating in the MIPEX study regarding immigrants' participation in the political life, followed by Poland, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria. According to Romanian legislation, resident citizens from outside the European Union can not exercise their right to vote and can not become members of any political party, the study also assessed.

The study shows that the main immigrant communities in Romania come from the Republic of Moldova, Turkey and China, and cities and counties most attractive to immigrants are Bucharest - Ilfov, Iasi (east), Cluj-Napoca (center-west), Constanta (south east), Galati (east) and Prahova (south). In 2009 there were registered more than 59,000 foreigners legally residing in Romania.

MIPEX results for Romania will be presented and discussed at an event to be held in Bucharest, on April 18, 2011.

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