Deputy British PM calls for limits on EU migration

LONDON: Migration to Britain from countries joining the European Union should be restricted, the deputy prime minister urged Monday, entering a touchstone debate on immigration and Europe nine months from a general election.

Currently, new members of the EU can wait up to seven years before their citizens gain the right to live and work in other nations in the bloc.

But Nick Clegg, who leads the Liberal Democrats, junior poartner in Britain's coalition government, is to propose an extension to this due to economic differences between countries, according to a released copy of a speech to be given later on Monday.

Additionally, countries like Britain should also have the right to curb admissions if too many migrants arrive once the time limit is over, the deputy prime minister will say.

"It is only right — and I say this as a pro-European — that we reform freedom of movement to reflect these realities," Clegg says in his speech.

"This is not about bolting the door, but it is about steadying the flow of people into Britain in a way that is careful and honest."

"It is in everyone's interests — British-born or not — for people living here to feel confident that, when a new member joins the EU, there will be no surprises and they have nothing to fear."

Current EU candidate countries include Albania, Iceland, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey, but European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said there will be no new members over the next five years...............................http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/Deputy-British-PM-calls-for-limits-on-EU-migration/articleshow/39585409.cms
4/8/14
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