Photo Gallery A Dubious Morality
Illegal immigration is a big problem facing the EU. Here, asylum seekers look out from behind fencing at a detention center on the Greek-Turkish border.
The latest tragedy to occur in the Mediterranean saw more than 150 asylum seekers die when their boat caught fire and sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa. These survivors look on as the search and rescue operation continues.
Another group of migrants is led into the Lampedusa welcome center. The island is a magnet for such asylum seekers because it is so close to Africa.
A worker at the island cemetery finds it hard to take in as he surveys the unmarked graves of some of the immigrants who died in the disaster. But while Europe puts its full weight behind keeping one part of society out, those with money are seemingly welcomed with open arms.
Many immgrants try to make their way to northern Europe through the south, like this man whose papers are being checked by a policeman in Athens in December 2012. For those who can afford it, the trip needn't be so difficult.
Andris Berzins, president of Latvia, speaking at the UN General Assembly in September. His country now offers a five-year residency permit to anyone who invests in real estate.
Latvia will strengthen its ties with the euro-zone countries when it joins the single currency in 2014. Here, two women are shown how to differentiate between genuine and counterfeit euro banknotes at a workshop ahead of the switch.
Hungary, meanwhile, offers investors residency permits if they buy government bonds. Here, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addresses the congress of his party, Fidesz, in September.
