Netherlands curbs Bulgarian, Romanian workers

As of 1 July 2011, Bulgarians and Romanians as well as foreigners from outside the EU will only be granted a work permit in the Netherlands under ‘exceptional cases’, the Dutch press reported on 12 April 2011.

The proposal by Social Affairs Minister Henk Kamp was backed by the Dutch government, according to press reports. Kamp wants employers in agriculture and horticulture, for example, to make more use of unemployed people of Dutch nationality. This is in line with the government's policy of putting the jobless under pressure to accept work, he explains.

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ESO: Background information: Everyone for Germany! http://www.europeansources.info/record/everyone-for-germany/

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