Migration Advisory Committee report: relaxation of employment restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian nationals
Under European Union law, the United Kingdom government was obliged to notify the European Commission if it intended to maintain labour market restrictions on nationals of Bulgaria and Romania (the A2 countries) beyond January 2009.
The government asked the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) for advice on the implications of lifting restrictions, and the MAC published its report on the issue in December 2008.
Following publication of the report, the government announced that it intented to follow the MAC's advice and keep restrictions in place with modifications.
Last Updated: 13 October 2009