Decision on EU workers ‘vindicated’

IRELAND’S decision to allow the free movement of workers from the 10 newest EU member states has been fully vindicated, according to business body IBEC.

Two years after the states were admitted during the Irish presidency of the EU, the group said the contribution of migrant workers to the economy has been enormous.

“The decision by Ireland to allow free movement of workers from day one has been fully vindicated,” said IBEC’s director of European affairs, Maria Cronin.