The Belgian interior ministry is preparing to lift restrictions on workers from member states which joined the EU from 2004 onwards.
Currently, "new" EU citizens wanting to work in Belgium need a work permit, accompanied by lengthy administrative procedures, which are only lighter for a limited number of jobs – such as for architects, computer specialists, translators, engineers or nurses.
However, the plans put forward by Belgian interior minister Patrick Dewael – and seen by th...
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