New figures suggest migration from ex-communist EU states to Ireland and the UK is not slowing down yet, while Romanians and Bulgarians are beginning to test their new EU travel freedoms.
Ninety thousand Poles alone registered to work in Ireland in 2006 compared to 65,000 in 2005 according to the Irish national insurance office, with over 250,000 new workers settling on the island since 2004.
Net migration to the UK hit 400,000 in 2005 - almost double the level in 2004 and 215,...
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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.