Romanians, Bulgarians to still face Dutch restrictions

Social affairs minister Henk Kamp is to propose a further two-year delay to allowing Romanian and Bulgarian nationals to work in the Netherlands without a permit, sources have told Nos television.


The delay will be discussed at Friday’s cabinet meeting, Nos says.
Kamp wants to limit Romanian and Bulgarian immigration to people who are doing work which no other EU national is able to do.
This summer he stopped farmers employing seasonal fruit pickers from the two EU member states, saying jobless Dutch people should do the work instead.
The Netherlands has also voted against Romania and Bulgaria joining the Schengen open border area.

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