Q about .. Bulgaria and Romania joining EU..

[2uk]

Hello ,

Prospects are that Bulgaria and Romania (ready or not) will be joined to the EU , starting 2007 or 2008 ..

My Question is:

After this takes place, would Bulgarian job applicants be treated equally as the rest of the EU.

For example, would they need to obtain a Work-Permit in order to take employment in UK ?

Again, Thanks :)

[JAJ]

Hello ,

Prospects are that Bulgaria and Romania (ready or not) will be joined to the EU , starting 2007 or 2008 ..

My Question is:

After this takes place, would Bulgarian job applicants be treated equally as the rest of the EU.

For example, would they need to obtain a Work-Permit in order to take employment in UK ?

There is almost certainly going to be a transition period (7 years or so) before full free movement of labour applies.

The UK has chosen not to enforce this for the 10 accession states from 2004, but may do so for Romania and Bulgaria.

[2uk]

Thanks :)

[Kayalami]

my 0.02p,

A recent press release by The Foreign & Commonwealth Office states Romania/ Bulgaria on schedule to join the EU on 1 January 2007.

IMHO the issue of immediate employment rights will be likely determined by what the other pre 1 May 2004 EU countries do. These except the UK, IReland and Sweden applied Transitional measures to the new accession states.

It seems that most of these states (except Germany& Austria) will now open up their labour markets to all accession countries and I expect the UK to follow suit. EU productivity from my understanding can't compete against the Chinese primarily due to labour costs - there is no hiding that such costs will drop with 'cheaper' labour from the new EU states.

[2uk]

EU productivity from my understanding can't compete against the Chinese primarily due to labour costs - there is no hiding that such costs will drop with 'cheaper' labour from the new EU states.

I think that fresh “visa “ immigrants are paid less only in the first 1 – 2 years. Then, the employer realizes that the employee is worth what the rest ( residents , other EU states employees ) are.

I only guess so.