With 2005 behind us the European Parliament looks ahead to a year that promises to be full of debate and controversy, particularly regarding legislation on the free movement of services. The coming year has been declared the "European Year of Workers Mobility" in an effort to boost the labour market in the EU and encourage people to consider the possibility of working abroad in an effort to gain new skills and experiences. In this context 2006 is also the year when the 12 EU countries that imposed restrictions on the transfer of labour, after the last EU enlargement in 2004, will have the first opportunity to review whether to keep them. To make it easier to work abroad, Parliament's Employment committee will be considering the issue of transferring pension rights from one country to another - whilst the working time directive is also likely to feature in the general debate about the labour market.
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