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| The EU Free Movement Directive: "less control over crime, borders, and social security" |
| 2006-05-05 |
| The EU Free Movement Directive, entered into force this week. .. "Free movement of workers has been a major success – particularly in the UK. But this directive will undermine member states’ rights to deport criminals, to control their borders, and control access to benefits for people from other member states who are not working. This is a big mistake, not just because these changes are bad in themselves, but because in the long run they will undermine public support for free movement of workers." ... |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #1 Experts, such as respected German economics Professor Hans-Werner Sinn, have predicted that the new directive will lead to “welfare migration” They already have 'welfare migration' on a massive scale. This will just make the problem worse. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2006-05-05 18:40 |