Advertise On EU-Digest

Annual Advertising Rates

4/26/11

Germany: 1 May rule changes raise mixed feelings in EU - TheNews.pl :: News from Poland

While the government in Berlin is positive about opening its labour market to Poles and others on 1 May, British media are warning of a new flood of immigration to the UK by eastern Europeans “looking for handouts”.

Changes in regulations on 1 May mean that Germany will open its doors fully to Poles and the other new arrivals to the EU from Eastern Europe. Germany’s economy needs more skilled workers to maintain economic growth, says the government in Berlin.

“Free movement of workers is normal in the EU and we are delighted that people from Eastern European Union will finally be able to make full use of this,” German State Secretary at the Ministry of Labour Ralf Brauksiepe told foreign journalists in Berlin, Sunday.


For more: 1 May rule changes raise mixed feelings in EU - TheNews.pl :: News from Poland

No comments: