Transitional periods for employment to remain

Next February 8th, the Commission will draw a balance over the free movement of workers from Central Europe, nearly 2 years after the last enlargement. Austria and Germany are againt the abolition of the transitional period. (Ref. 0658)
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No matter how positive its report could be, the Commission will certainly not plead for a relax of the restrictive measures taken by the Members States. In a informal meeting held in Berlin, Martin Bartenstein, Austrian Minister for Economics and Labour, and Franz Münterfering, German minister for Labour, agreed no to open their labour markets to workers who come from the new Member States before 2009 or 2011. Meanwhile, according to Commission internal sources, Spain and Finland are...

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