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Romanian labour market restrictions lifted for EU citizens

Romania
25/05/2007
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Romania has liberalised its labour market for all EU citizens lifting restrictions, which have been in place since before Romania’s accession in January 2007, on workers from EU member states which restrict access for Romanian workers.

The Romanian government hopes that this move will prompt a reciprocal response from those EU member states which have continued to impose partial or total restrictions on Romanian workers in their labour market. Those countries include: Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, France, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Italy, Greece, Spain, Luxemburg, Holland, Portugal and Malta.

Under the terms of Romania’s accession to the EU, such states have elected to continue restrictions already in place on the number of Romanian workers permitted to access their labour markets for a transitional period of between 2 and 7 years.

After Romania’s accession on January 1 2007, workers from EU member states restricting access to Romanian workers have continued to fall under the legal regime requiring a work permit to be able to work in Romania (under law no. 203/1999). Workers from EU member states allowing freedom of movement to Romanian workers were merely required to give prior notice to the National Work Force Migration Office.

Workers from countries outside the EU will continue to require work permits to take up work in Romania as well as being subject to the other rules applicable to foreign workers in Romania.

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