27 posts
Where shall I go on my holidays?
Or more to the point, where shall I go to work?The EU's pollster Eurobarometer has produced a new survey on the Freedom of Movement (otherwise known as uncontrollable borders).If you look at Page 32 we have a graph titledQ 13 In which country(ies) wo...
The London plan
I loose track who I’ve told and who has just heard earlier stages of the plan… so here’s an explanation about my imminent move to London. Essentially for the last 6 months I have been wondering whether to move. After 3 years ba...
Two Individual Lectures in EU Law
I finally have put up links to the videos of my two recent lectures in EU Law. The first one was held on 19 April 2010, and was about Free Movement of Persons: http://media.tlu.ee/archive/index.php/Streamed2010/RIO7007/RIO7007-19apr10 The second one...
Freedom to travel: Schengen long-stay visas
Third-country nationals legally residing in the Schengen area on the basis of a long-stay visa have been unable to travel to other member states during their stay or to transit through the territories of other (EU) member states when returning to the...
Better Protection for Temporary Workers
Regulations for temporary and agency workers emanating from the European Union were laid before the British Parliament last week. This is an important piece of legislation which protects some of the most vulnerable members of our workforce. Because o...
The Blockade of the Greek Border Crossings Breaches EU Law
The blockade of the Bulgarian – Greek border crossings by Greek farmers is in stark violation of EU law. The blockade infringes the right of European citizens to move freely within the territory of the Member states (art. 21 TFEU) and hinders the f...
Free, to travel, at last
BELGRADE — After nearly 18 years, the citizens of Serbia, Macedonia, and Montenegro are free to travel to European Union Schengen area countries without visas. A decision by the Council of Ministers of the European Union on November 30 opened t...
Mavi Boncuk: EU and “ahde vefa” [pacta sunt servanda]
EU and “ahde vefa” The recommendation adopted by the European Commission on July 15 2009 allows the citizens of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia with biometric passports to enter the Schengen area visa-free from January 2010 Mavi Boncuk &...
BNP Mayor calls for deportation of Irish/EU nationals who fail to secure employment in UK.
A BNP Mayor has called for the deportation of Irish/EU nationals who fail to secure employment in Britain, and called for a review of social welfare payments to non-British nationals, given the current economic crisis. The mayor insisted that he...
Free movement of trains in the EU
Train travel is my most favourite after biking. Obviously, the two means of transportation are different in nature and present their own pros and cons according to distance, speed, energy consumption, safety, etc. I do not mean to talk about these he...
Caselaw on Free Movement of Goods
The EC Commission has published a magnificent compendium of the case law of the Court of Justice on the free movement of goods. You can download it in pdf here. Of course, it is very descriptive and contains little or...
Free movement of Persons, Directive 2004/38 and Guidelines on Transposition
The Commission adopted guidelines to help ensure better transposition and application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of EU citizens and their families to move and reside freely. We noted a while back we noted the Commission's report on the...
EU free movement: Tax exemptions for personal property
Here is information for those who move to another EU member state. A new codified Directive has been published on tax exemptions for personal property: Council Directive 2009/55/EC of 25 May 2009 on tax exemptions applicable to the permanent introdu...
Should the "new" finally be allowed to work in the whole EU?
May 1 is approaching. This is not only the 5th anniversary of Poland and other countries in the EU. It is also the deadline for "old" EU members to lift work restrictions for "new" EU citizens. Well, almost.After May 1 only th...
BBC’s free movement of EU labour map
The question of intra-EU free movement of persons is important for millions of EU citizens, especially those from the new member states. The BBC offers a first aid kit for those who need information on existing restrictions. The public service broadc...
EU customs: Economic Operators Registration and Identification number (EORI)
This eliminates one strip of red tape for importers of goods into the European Union: A lower level implementing Commission Regulation has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) 17.4.2009 L 98/3, and it is set to enter in...
Blame abuse of EU law for ‘British jobs’ dispute - not exploited continental workers
As workers at the Lindsey Oil Refinery continue to brave the freezing conditions, the debate over foreign workers and ‘British [...]...
Immobility
The dispute about Italian and Portuguese workers having jobs at a power station in Lincolnshire highlights the issue of labour mobility within the EU. One of the fundamental principles of the EU is that of the free movement of workers. The single m...
UK keep ban on Bulgarian and Romanian workers
From the Sofia News Agency The UK cabinet has accepted the recommendation of the Migration...
Statewatch alert: EU Council curbing free movement?
A press release by Statewatch sounds the alarm concerning the very principles the European Community (European Union) is built on. Rolling back free movement of persons endangers a fundamental principle and trying to forestall more open legislative p...
Switzerland joins Schengen area
According to a href="http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/international/Schengen-Schweiz-Reisen;art123,2671233"German news sources/a, EU ministers of the interior have decided that Switzerland will be the next country to join the Schengen area.br /br /...
