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Ten EU Countries Maintain Labor Restrictions For Romanians, Bulgarians

Ten European Union member states will retain some labor restrictions for Romanian and Bulgarian workers, four years after Romania and Bulgaria joined the EU.
Ten EU Countries Maintain Labor Restrictions For Romanians, Bulgarians
Florin BadescuOana Gavrila
05 mai 2011, 11:57, English

The agreement on free movement of citizens allows EU member states to impose temporary restrictions for Romanian and Bulgarian workers on their national labor market for a period of maximum seven years.

Malta will retain restrictions on its labor market for the EU’s newest members, the Times of Malta reported online Thursday.

Switzerland on Wednesday announced similar restrictions to its labor market for Romanians and Bulgarians.

Such restrictions also remain in effect in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the UK.