Author (Corporate) | BBC |
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Series Title | BBC News |
Series Details | 18.12.13 |
Publication Date | 18/12/2013 |
Content Type | News |
New rules on how long EU jobseekers will have to wait to claim benefits are to be brought in January 2014, the United Kingdom government announced on the 18 December 2013. The change to a three-month wait before EU citizens can apply for UK out-of-work benefits would be rushed through Parliament to start on 1 January 2014. This would coincides with the date people from both Romania and Bulgaria would be able to work in the UK without restrictions. Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister and leader of the Liberal Democrat party, accused David Cameron's Conservatives of floating reform ideas that risked sparking tit-for-tat retaliation from other EU member states who could make life difficult for the around 2 million Britons living abroad. The European Commission said that some of the plans outlined by the UK government and leaked by the press would be illegal under EU regulations. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25421086 |
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Subject Categories | Employment and Social Affairs, Internal Markets, Justice and Home Affairs |
Countries / Regions | Europe, United Kingdom |