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Amid public fears that cheap labour from Poland and elsewhere could threaten local employment, Germany decided to not allow low-skilled Eastern European workers access to their labour market before 2011, the Labour Ministry said on Wednesday (16 July).
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Rebutting criticism from the press and MEPs, French Minister for Immigration and Integration Brice Hortefeux insisted that an EU 'Pact on Immigration and Asylum' is essential, presenting his country's EU Presidency priorities before the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs on 15 July.
Some of the EU's strongest and wealthiest 'old' member states continue to restrict access to their labour markets by workers from Eastern Europe. (read more)
The EU is eager to attract high-skilled immigrants from outside its borders in order to fill its demographic, labour and skills gaps. (read more)
Promoting a multilingual economy, giving citizens access to European Union information in their own languages and encouraging linguistic diversity through langauge learning: these are the principles underpinning the Commission's multilingualism policy. (read more)
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