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Ireland, along with the UK and Sweden, were the only countries to keep open their labour markets after the last round of enlargement in 2004 (Photo: Irish Presidency)

Ireland indicates restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian workers

Ireland has indicated that it may not extend its open door policy for workers from the new member states when Bulgaria and Romania join the EU, set to happen in January.

The Irish Times on Saturday (23 September) reported deputy prime minister Michael McDowell as saying that Ireland had its own social and economic interests to look after when it came to new work permits.

"More than a quarter of a million PPS [Personal Public Service] numbers have been taken up by people from the n...

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Ireland, along with the UK and Sweden, were the only countries to keep open their labour markets after the last round of enlargement in 2004 (Photo: Irish Presidency)

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