Germany to lift restrictions for seasonal workers as of next year, says PM

Newsroom 12/10/2010 | 14:21

Germany will lift restrictions for seasonal Romanian workers as of January 2011, said Prime Minster Emil Boc, according to Mediafax newswire. The announcement was made at the end of the official meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The subject of Romania’s joining the Schengen area was also discussed, Merkel stressing that this should be entirely conditioned by the authorities’ capacity to secure the borders. “The issue of the Roma integration is not part of the conditions required for joining the Schengen area. What is important is the guarantee that the technical conditions for the security of EU’s external borders are met”, said Merkel according to Mediafax.

Merkel visited today Romania for the second time after a first visit in 2008 during the NATO summit held in Bucharest. The German Chancellor had discussions with Prime Minsiter Emil Boc and President Traian Basescu.