| Author (Person) | Nielsen, Nikolaj |
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| Series Title | EUObserver |
| Series Details | 08.03.13 |
| Publication Date | 08/03/2013 |
| Content Type | News |
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Interior ministers from Austria, Germany, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom made it clear in March 2013 that they wanted to put an end to so-called ‘benefit tourism’ whereby foreign EU nationals took advantage of the social welfare systems in host countries. Interior ministers from the four countries agreed to write to the European Commission, calling on it to address their concerns about the abuse of the welfare benefit system by the members of other EU states. In particular they would target nationals from Romania and Bulgaria, who allegedly arrived in the host countries with the sole purpose to claim benefits they were not entitled to. The debate on the issue was sparked by the fact that temporary bans on Bulgarian and Romanian workers were set to be lifted in 2014. |
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| Source Link | http://euobserver.com/justice/119326 |
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| Subject Categories | Employment and Social Affairs, Internal Markets, Justice and Home Affairs |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
