Non-EU citizens will from Monday (23 January) have better access to work in western Europe than people from new EU member states, as a 2003 EU directive on third country nationals enters into force.
The bill gives migrants resident in the EU for five years or more with "adequate resources" equal access to education and training in 22 out of 25 member states, with the UK, Ireland and Denmark opting out.
The legislation will affect up to 10 million people living in Europe, the Eur...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.