Austria will permanently seal off its labour market to Turkish workers when Turkey joins the EU, Austrian chancellor Wolfgang Schussel has said in an interview.
"We will very certainly not be able, or willing, to open the Austrian labour market for – in theory – millions of Turkish workers", he told German newspaper Die Welt.
"I say this in advance, there will be a derogation on our side, a permanent protection clause for our labour market", Mr Schussel added.
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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.