Summit paper calls for green light for east European workers

EU member states should "rapidly" lift the temporary work blockades imposed on citizens from central and eastern European countries, argues a report the UK presidency will present to the bloc’s leaders at Thursday’s (27 October) summit.

This would "contribute to the reduction of the number of illegal workers coming from outside the EU", the paper says.

The discussion paper, referred to by UK leader Tony Blair in his pre-summit speech to MEPs on Wednesday, was written by Patrick We...