The Czech president Vaclav Klaus and Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla heavily criticised the Dutch government yesterday (16 February) for its decision to impose further restrictions on labour immigration from new EU member states.
The Dutch cabinet decided last Friday that it will allow workers from new EU countries to work only in sectors with a shortage of labour. Other sectors of the labour market will be closed off. The restrictive measure would last until May 2006.
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