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Global Turmoil Pushed Ireland to Close the Door on Bulgarians

Politics » BULGARIA IN EU | March 8, 2009, Sunday // 00:00

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Bulgaria: Global Turmoil Pushed Ireland to Close the Door on Bulgarians

Ireland dashed Bulgarians' hopes for unfettered jobs rights due to the economic downturn and the influx of migrant workers from the countries that joined the European bloc in 2004. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency)

Ireland will not lift work restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian citizens till 2011 due to the economic downturn and the influx of migrant workers from the countries that joined the European bloc in 2004.

The economic crisis means that many Bulgarian experts find it hard to take up a job in Ireland, the Irish Minister for Integration Conor Lenihan told the private TV channel bTV.

He specified that the high unemployment rate of over 9% makes Ireland cautious of opening its labor market for Bulgarians and Romanians and forces it to set strict requirements to all who seek full access to it.

More than 420,000 foreigners currently work in Ireland, over 250,000 of them are Poles. Bulgarians and Romanians can live and work in Ireland but will be required to secure a work permit in order to take up a job there.

The UK, Germany and Austria have also confirmed they are to retain labor market restrictions for citizens of both states despite a recommendation from the European Commission that they be lifted.

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