France has decided to partially open up its labour market to workers from central and eastern Europe, starting with sectors with labour shortages.
Following the debate in the French cabinet on Monday (13 February), prime minister Dominique de Villepin said Paris would lift the existing barriers in a "gradual and controlled" manner, and according to a plan agreed by the country's trade unions.
Social partners are mostly in favour of the immediate lifting of the temporary measures,...
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