The impact of the free movement of economically active citizens within the EU
Briefing
18-12-2019
In recent years employment rates increased for nationals and mobile EU-citizens especially when minimum wages and/or collective agreements were in place. The free movement leads to higher employment, higher productivity and income, and has a positive impact on taxes and social contributions. However, the vocational qualifications are not fully recognized, therefore the potential cannot be used to the full extent.
Briefing
External author
Müller, Klaus
About this document
Publication type
Policy area
Keyword
- composition of the population
- demography and population
- employment
- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS
- employment statistics
- EUROPEAN UNION
- European Union law
- free movement of persons
- free movement of workers
- geographical mobility
- international law
- labour market
- LAW
- migration
- organisation of work and working conditions
- pay
- personnel management and staff remuneration
- professional qualifications
- proposal (EU)
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- work productivity
- working population