The UK Home Office has published new figures showing a sharp rise in the number of work applications from countries that joined the European Union in May last year.
In total, 133,000 applications were handed in by the end of 2004 from the eight new Eastern European EU member states, according to statistics reported in UK media.
Applications from Malta and Cyprus were not included in this figure.
The number of work permit applications has turned out to be much higher than pr...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.