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EU wants home countries to extend benefits for jobseekers | EU wants home countries to extend benefits for jobseekers |
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The European Commission (EC) will unveil plans on Wednesday to extend the length of time home states must support their own citizens seeking work in other European Union (EU) countries. | |
The plans, if agreed, would mean people seeking work outside their home country in another EU state would receive social security for six months. | |
At present, people are entitled to payments for three months. | |
The EC says this is not long enough for someone to get a job in a new country. | The EC says this is not long enough for someone to get a job in a new country. |
It estimates that it takes an average of 16 months to find work in another country. | It estimates that it takes an average of 16 months to find work in another country. |
Once the three-month period is up, people must return to their home country to reapply for unemployment support. | |
The Commission says this interferes with their ability to attend interviews and look for work in a country where their skills may be more in demand. | |
The proposal is one of 12 being put forward to encourage the free movement of labour within the EU. | The proposal is one of 12 being put forward to encourage the free movement of labour within the EU. |
The Commission has been conducting a variety of research, including a survey of 12,000 citizens, which found that 70% of those asked across the EU said they should have the right to look for work anywhere throughout the bloc. | |
The European Commission's Justice Department spokeswoman, Mina Andreeva, said the move was intended to ease concerns about "benefit tourism". | |
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will move to limit certain benefits to non-nationals living in Britain. | UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will move to limit certain benefits to non-nationals living in Britain. |
The UK, along with other European nations, is currently cutting back on social security spending, in an effort to cut government spending in order to rein in debt. |
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