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PM says Europe needs more migration
PM says Europe needs more migration
| Published: | 21 Feb at 6 PM |
Prime Minister David Cameron has claimed that it should be easier for workers to get jobs in other European countries, as migration will boost the economy, reports the Daily Telegraph.
The prime minister and 11 other conservative leaders issued a joint letter which urged improved “labour mobility” within the EU in order to help people move to countries where the best job opportunities are. Mr Cameron has previously stated that mass immigration to the UK has led to “discomfort” and vowed to reduce immigration to “tens of thousands”.
Since countries like Poland became members of the European Union, hundreds of thousands of people from Eastern Europe have moved to Britain to set up home. However, the prime minister in now heading a coalition of countries which claim that the continent should have a more open and integrated labour market.
The leaders, including the prime ministers of Ireland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Latvia and Slovakia, want migrants to move to where the jobs are available amid high unemployment rates throughout the continent. The letter was addressed to the European Commission’s president, Jose Manuel Barroso, and suggests that pensions law is a barrier at present to workers who want to take jobs in another country within the EU.
At the moment, employees can often have their pension rights taken away when they switch companies to move abroad. A major hurdle to switching pension pots is the different level of taxation in each EU country.
The prime minister and 11 other conservative leaders issued a joint letter which urged improved “labour mobility” within the EU in order to help people move to countries where the best job opportunities are. Mr Cameron has previously stated that mass immigration to the UK has led to “discomfort” and vowed to reduce immigration to “tens of thousands”.
Since countries like Poland became members of the European Union, hundreds of thousands of people from Eastern Europe have moved to Britain to set up home. However, the prime minister in now heading a coalition of countries which claim that the continent should have a more open and integrated labour market.
The leaders, including the prime ministers of Ireland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Latvia and Slovakia, want migrants to move to where the jobs are available amid high unemployment rates throughout the continent. The letter was addressed to the European Commission’s president, Jose Manuel Barroso, and suggests that pensions law is a barrier at present to workers who want to take jobs in another country within the EU.
At the moment, employees can often have their pension rights taken away when they switch companies to move abroad. A major hurdle to switching pension pots is the different level of taxation in each EU country.
