From fundamental freedom to political and economic ‘hot potato’ in 50 years: Labour mobility and migration within the EU

From fundamental freedom to political and economic ‘hot potato’ in 50 years: Labour mobility and migration within the EU

The free movement of labour and the creation of a European Labour Market have been the objectives of the European Union since its creation, but it is only with the 2004 enlargement that this has started to become a reality, with substantial numbers of East European workers seeking employment in the...

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Main Authors: John R. Dobson, Irina Sennikova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2007-06-01
Series:Journal of Business Economics and Management
Subjects:
labour mobility
migration
the EU
Online Access:https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JBEM/article/view/7582
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spelling doaj-7768d507052a4a06a9522a619a56cb932021-07-02T12:34:54ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityJournal of Business Economics and Management1611-16992029-44332007-06-018210.3846/16111699.2007.9636160From fundamental freedom to political and economic ‘hot potato’ in 50 years: Labour mobility and migration within the EUJohn R. Dobson0Irina Sennikova1Salford Business School, University of Salford, Salford, M5 4WT, EnglandRiga International School of Economics and Business Administration, Riga, Latvia The free movement of labour and the creation of a European Labour Market have been the objectives of the European Union since its creation, but it is only with the 2004 enlargement that this has started to become a reality, with substantial numbers of East European workers seeking employment in the old member states. This paper uses the data from the UK Worker Registration Scheme and that compiled by the European Commission to examine the nature of this movement and its impact on the economies of both the existing and the new member states. First Published Online: 14 Oct 2010 https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JBEM/article/view/7582labour mobilitymigrationthe EU
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From fundamental freedom to political and economic ‘hot potato’ in 50 years: Labour mobility and migration within the EU
Journal of Business Economics and Management
labour mobility
migration
the EU
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Irina Sennikova
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title From fundamental freedom to political and economic ‘hot potato’ in 50 years: Labour mobility and migration within the EU
title_short From fundamental freedom to political and economic ‘hot potato’ in 50 years: Labour mobility and migration within the EU
title_full From fundamental freedom to political and economic ‘hot potato’ in 50 years: Labour mobility and migration within the EU
title_fullStr From fundamental freedom to political and economic ‘hot potato’ in 50 years: Labour mobility and migration within the EU
title_full_unstemmed From fundamental freedom to political and economic ‘hot potato’ in 50 years: Labour mobility and migration within the EU
title_sort from fundamental freedom to political and economic ‘hot potato’ in 50 years: labour mobility and migration within the eu
publisher Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
series Journal of Business Economics and Management
issn 1611-1699
2029-4433
publishDate 2007-06-01
description The free movement of labour and the creation of a European Labour Market have been the objectives of the European Union since its creation, but it is only with the 2004 enlargement that this has started to become a reality, with substantial numbers of East European workers seeking employment in the old member states. This paper uses the data from the UK Worker Registration Scheme and that compiled by the European Commission to examine the nature of this movement and its impact on the economies of both the existing and the new member states. First Published Online: 14 Oct 2010
topic labour mobility
migration
the EU
url https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JBEM/article/view/7582
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