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EU ups benefits rights for mobile workers
By EUobserver
EU institutions agreed on Tuesday to modernise workers' rights to receive social security across the EU. Non-national EU citizens would have the same rights and obligations as nationals, getting cash benefits paid throughout the EU and retaining unemployment benefits for six months after leaving a member state. "In times of increased labour mobility, protecting social rights is of utmost importance," said the European Parliament rapporteur, French socialist Guillaume Balas.