Within the Dutch government, a discussion has arisen on whether to allow labourers from new EU member states to enter the Dutch labour market.
Gerrit Zalm, the Dutch Finance Minister, stated publicly on Monday (17 November) that the Netherlands must protect its labour market to avoid being "flooded" with cheap labour force from countries like Poland.
According to the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad, Mr Zalm said at a party meeting of his right-liberal party VVD: "If Germany, for...
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