Five minutes with Jonathan Portes: ‘Policy-makers need to be much more open about the benefits of immigration’

The right to free movement is one of the founding principles of the European Union, however it has also been a source of controversy, particularly among Eurosceptic parties across Europe. In an interview with EUROPP’s editor Stuart Brown, Jonathan Portes, Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, discusses the economic costs and benefits of free movement and why policy-makers should be more open about the potential gains from immigration.

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ECO: Background information: Employment: report shows worker mobility key to tackle EU demographic and skills challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-employment-report-shows-worker-mobility-key-to-tackle-eu-demographic-and-skills-challenges/

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