Posted on 27/08/2005 9:49 pm
Working in the EU
I have seen a number of questions regarding people who want to work on other EU countries so I have a piece of information that might be of use to you,
specially for those with some thime in Germany thinking of emigrating to the UK.
Looking back at the last five years, I see that we have done a lot, and a
big chunk thanks to Detlef, the trust7 operator. We have changed the perception of the foreign worker,
we have changed helped changed the law, we have created workplaces and helped european companies be more competitive.
We have also profited from this, we have learned new languages and improved our skills, we have helped our home countries
and become more open to the world.
In particular I am very proud of the way we have helped each other, with our taxes, with the law. Every time some one applies
for BE or EG and has succeeded, he has enforced the application of the law, which I believe must also be applied when it benefits the citizen, not only
when it benefits the state (as in the case of taxes, for example).
Some time ago we discussed the Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 from the EU. It's purpose is to give the same (or similar) rights to
long term third country residents as normal EU citizens. In particular it gives the right to work in another EU country
(with the sad exception of Ireland, the UK and Denmark) independently or as an employee. In Germany, long term resident status is given by the Niederlassungserlaubnis
This directive entered into force on the 12.02.2004, and must be implemented by ALL member states (with the already mentioned exceptions)
by 23.01.2006.
The implications of this are:
* there will be more competition, the pool of talent will be considerably bigger, and more people will join this site.
* There will be more possibilities abroad as well, when looking for a job do it at EU level, Trust7 is already doing this if you are a member.
However as we have seen with the Zuwanderungsgesetz, there will be resistance, and in particular (in my opinion) some paragraphs of the
current law do not comply with this directive (for example, the NE should not expire after 6 months if the holder is in another EU country).
So if you are thinking of working in another EU country read the following links:
http://europa.eu.i...leg/en/lvb/l23034.htm
http://europa.eu.i...LEX:32003L0109:EN:NOT
And tells us about your experience, if you have problems maybe the Trust7 legal team can help.
Btw, this is not legal advice.
Regards,
-a
