Spain to curb flow of Romanian workers

Spain is to introduce temporary restrictions on Romanians seeking to work in the country, the first time barriers to free movement of workers have been reimposed within the European Union, following agreement from the European Commission on the 11 August 2011.

ESO: Background information: Spain to make u-turn on labour market access for Romanians http://www.europeansources.info/record/spain-to-make-u-turn-on-labour-market-access-for-romanians/

European Commission: RAPID: Press Release: IP/11/960: The Commission accepts that Spain can temporarily restrict the free movement of Romanian workers http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/960&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion: Free movement: EU nationals http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=457&langId=en

El País, 12.8.11: EC allows Spain to curb Romanians' access to jobs http://www.elpais.com/articulo/english/EC/allows/Spain/to/curb/Romanians/access/to/jobs/elpepueng/20110812elpeng_2/Ten

EurActiv, 12.08.11: Spain obtains ‘safeguard’ against Romanian workers http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/spain-obtains-safeguard-romanian-workers-news-506979

Commission Decision of 11 August 2011 authorising Spain to temporarily suspend the application of Articles 1 to 6 of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on freedom of movement for workers within the Union with regard to Romanian workers http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:207:0022:0024:EN:PDF

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