Background: In May 2004, labour market restrictions were imposed, as allowed by the accession treaties, on workers from the eight new Member States in Central and Eastern Europe by all the old (EU 15) Member States except Ireland, Sweden and the UK.
Par ierobežojumu atcelšanu ir ziņojušas Portugāle, Somija un Spānija; arī Francija sola savu darba tirgu pakāpeniski atvērt.