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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10437

25 August 2011
GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/jha
Spain permitted to restrict free movement of Romanian workers

Brussels, 24/08/2011 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission gave Spain permission on 11 August to re-impose restrictive labour market measures until the end of 2012, requiring Romanian workers to apply for a work permit before they can seek work in Spain.

This decision was taken because of the very poor employment situation in Spain, with its EU record 21% unemployment rate, and because Spain was able to demonstrate that its labour market has been severely disrupted because of the influx...