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05. 11. 09. - 12:00

Romania: UK immigration rules unfair

Romanian Times

New Home Office restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants have been attacked by Romania's Foreign Ministry.

Officials say the rules are unfair and are cheating Romanian workers out of free access to the British jobs market.

Britain this week announced its plans to deny open door immigration to the two new EU states for another two years because of the credit crunch.

Yesterday (Wednesday) Romania's Foreign Ministry described the ban as "disappointing" saying its country's workers should not be denied full rights to the British jobs market.

"One country maintaining blocks against the free circulation of workers in the community prevents using the entire employment potential of the EU to overcome the current economic crisis," added a spokesman.

At the heart of the row are new official figures from Romania showing that its struggling economy has never been worse.

Government officials are desperate to see a surge in workers leaving the country to seek work in the UK to ease the pressure on state handouts at home.

New statistics from the Save the Children Fund charity show that nearly a third of all children in Romania are living in poverty.

And fewer children than ever are attending school while more than 70,000 youngsters are working as illegal child labour, says the charity's report.

"This country is flat broke and bursting at the seams with poverty stricken workers with no jobs. They are desperate to get to Britain and work there.

"It would solve so many of Romania's problems," said one official.

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