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"According to the Charter of Fundamental Rights, every EU citizen has the freedom to seek employment, work and settle in any other Member State.
Unfortunately, so far, not all of Europe’s citizens can enjoy this freedom. The two-year restriction period on the labour market imposed on the new Member States expires at the end of this year. However, eight Member States have already announced their intention to extend this period by a further three years in view of the current financial crisis.
According to the Commission’s report of 11 November 2008, there is no conclusive proof to show that a significant number of local workers would have lost their jobs or have had their salary reduced due to workers coming from the new Member States.
Keeping the labour markets closed is prolonging the differentiation of treatment among Europe’s citizens. Abolishing these restrictions would help to avoid the problems arising from undeclared work or bogus self-employment.
This is why I consider that the Member States which continue to impose restrictions on the labour market should bear in mind, first and foremost, the real positive impact which the free movement of workers has on sustainable economic growth.
Free movement has proven to be not only a positive factor, but even a necessity."@en1
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