Bisson L.S. – researcher, Department of the European Union studies, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences Potemkina O.Yu. – Doctor of Political Sciences, Head of the Department of the European Union studies, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor of the Faculty of the World Politics, Moscow State University.
The article analyses labour mobility and free movement of citizens inside the European Union as well as the current debates on their potential limitation. The impact of the 2004 and 2007 EU enlargements is exposed upon the scales of the EU citizens labour mobility. The differences are revealed between the Commission‘s approach to labour mobility and the member states’ views, who insist upon reviewing the free movement principles.
Freedom of movement, European Union, labour markets, EU enlargement, directive, European parliament.
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