Dragi colegi, Mai jos, un articol despre cum un raport recent al Comisiei Europene indica faptul ca nu s-au inregistrat nivele foarte ridicate de migratie dinspre noile membre UE catre cele vechi. Poate romanii si bulgarii scapa de perioada tranzitorie in ceea ce proveste libera circulatie a muncitorilor dupa aderare!
Imi pare rau ca postez in engleza, nu am gasit versiunea romaneasca. Cele bune, Amana Ferro ------------------------------------------------------ Fears of flooded labour markets unfounded, says Commission Free movement of workers since the 2004 enlargement has had a positive impact on the European Union, according to a European Commission report published on February 8. Concerns that enlargement would lead to unmanageable labour migration are shown to be exaggerated. The first official report into the consequence of the 2004 enlargement reveals that labour migration flows have been generally modest, rarely reaching 1% of the active working population of the host country. It also suggests that the transitional restrictions that many of the EU15 chose to place on workers from new member states have not significantly influenced the flows. There is no direct link between the magnitude of mobility flows from the eight new member states in Central and Eastern Europe and the transitional arrangements in place in EU15 member states, the report finds. The UK, Ireland and Sweden, which decided not to restrict access, have not had major immigration flows. However, labour migration flows have helped relieve labour shortages there particularly in the construction and service sectors. And at the same time, these countries have experienced high economic growth, a drop in unemployment, and a rise in employment, and the migration flows have not crowded out national workers. In the 12 EU countries that restricted access, there has been a smooth integration into the labour market of workers who managed to obtain access legally. But the report suggests undesirable side-effects may have been produced in these countries, such as higher levels of undeclared work and bogus self-employment. The report's statistics, submitted by the EU member states themselves, show most countries saw lower-than-expected labour flows from Central and Eastern Europe. There was no evidence of a surge in either numbers of workers or welfare expenditure following enlargement. Under the 2003 Accession Treaty which formalised the enlargement to the EU25, member states have until 30 April 2006 to decide whether to lift national restrictions on workers' free movement in the EU. These restrictions were introduced in May 2004 by twelve of the 15 old member states (all except Ireland, Sweden and the UK) on workers from the eight new EU Central and Eastern European countries. Reciprocal restrictions on labour flows in the opposite direction were imposed by three new member states: Hungary, Poland and Slovenia. If a state wishes to maintain restrictions on access to its labour market, this will apply for the period from May 2006 to 30 April 2009. They could then be renewed for a further, final period of two years, but only if there is evidence that labour flows had disrupted (or were threatening to disrupt) a country's labour market. The Commissions report is designed to provide member states with a factual basis when deciding on whether to continue with their national restrictions. The next step is for the Commission's report to be presented to the Council. Presenting the report, Vladimír pidla, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, urged member states to carefully consider whether the continuation of transitional arrangements is needed. "Free movement of workers is one of the four fundamental freedoms of the EU. This report clearly shows that the movement of free workers has not had disruptive effects on EU15 labour market. Quite the contrary: individual countries and Europe as a whole has benefited from it," he said. More information: http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/emplweb/news/news_en.cfm?id=119 Amana S. Ferro Assistant Project Manager - The European Learning Network Greater London Enterprise - The Brussels Office Rue du Trone, no 108 1050 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 479 56 39 06 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: http://www.gle.co.uk; http://www.thelearningnetwork.net/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com *** sustineti [romania_eu_list] prin 2% din impozitul pe 2005 - detalii la http://www.doilasuta.ro *** Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/romania_eu_list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
