President: Nine EU States' Decision To Keep Work Restrictions For Romanians Totally Unjustified

The head of state pointed out that Romania will continue to support the entire liberalization of the EU labor market for Romanians.

Basescu thanked the Italian government for lifting the ban on January 1, 2012.

Nine of the eleven EU member states that applied work restrictions for Romanians informed the European Commission in time that they will not open their labor markets yet, the European Commission said on January 6.

According to the source, the eleven EU states that had their labor markets closed for Romanians and Bulgarians at the end of 2011 were: Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, France, Italy, Luxemburg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria and the UK.

Of them, nine decided to keep work restrictions and notified the EC in time, namely by December 31, 2011: the UK (November 24), Ireland (December 15), Germany (December 21), Belgium (December 22), France (December 23), Luxemburg (December 22), Malta (December 22), the Netherlands (December 23), and Austria (December 22). They do not need the EC approval to prolong the ban, said the Commission.

Italy and the Czech Republic informed the Commission they will fully apply the EU legislation regarding the free movement of workforce starting January 1, 2012, said the EC.

The Commission reiterated that all EU labor market restrictions must be lifted by December 31, 2013 at the latest.

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