Five member states uphold restrictions on Croatian workers

On 30 June, the first phase of transitional provisions applicable to Croatian workers came to a close

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Austria, Malta, the Netherlands, Slovenia and the UK will continue to restrict the free movement of workers from Croatia for the next three years. The member states had until 30 June – until the end of the first transitional phase – to notify the European Commission if they wanted to continue to restrict Croatian citizens’ access to their labour markets for three more years or whether they were prepared to fully open their market.

The free movement of persons, which…

“Minimal” mobility

The Commission’s report concluded that, since the country’s accession, Croatian workers’ mobility has been “minimal” in the countries applying restrictions and that the increase is “low in absolute terms” in the other member states. The report shows that, for the most part, mobile citizens are of working age and have a relatively high level of education. They are mostly younger and more likely to find a job than the citizens of the host countries.

Five member states uphold restrictions on Croatian workers

“Minimal” mobility

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