Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » European legislation » European Commission says free movement of workers since the 2004 enlargement had a positive impact European Commission says free movement of workers since the 2004 enlargement had a positive impact The European Commission published, February 8, 2006, its report on the effects of the flow of workers from Central and Eastern Europe to the labour markets of the fifteen old Member States. The arrival of this labour had "mostly positive effects" and was in most countries "quantitatively less important than foressen", the Commission underlines. (Ref. 06113) Through . Published on 09 February 2006 à 9h44 - Update on 20 March 2013 à 19h42 Resources In its report on “the conducting of the transitional provisions” contained in the Accession Treaty of 2003, the Commission analyzes the effects of free movement of workers from new Member States (EU-10) and those of the restrictions on this freedom of movement set up by all the old Member States (EU-15),… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messagePhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels