Countdown to Europe The movement of labour
When the Czech Republic joins the European Union, its citizens will not only benefit economically but they will also be able to enjoy the advantages of travelling, studying and working in the union without restriction. Or at least that was the argument used by the Czech government to convince its citizens to vote in favour of EU membership, and it worked. With an unemployment rate of ten percent, the country's younger generation hopes to have the opportunity to work freely elsewhere, while learning a new language and gaining international experience in the process. After a long period of preparation and accession talks, the Czech Republic is finally to become a fully-fledged member of the EU on May 1st this year. In this week's Countdown to Europe, we ask Tomas Vyprachticky from the Czech Foreign Ministry's EU information centre Euroskop, how free the movement of labour will really be:
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