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Originally posted by Agamemnon@May 30 2005, 09:50 PM
Also, allowing total worker migration was something that a lot of Western EU members aren't fans of. They foresee legions of Latvians and Turks invading to take all the lower paying jobs (and, since many of them are well-educated, the mid/high jobs as well).
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Turkey is not in the EU. French voters who voted against the constitution are against Turkish membership as well. Most people would agree that Turkey has almost zero chance of becoming a member of the EU anytime soon. Obviously people in current EU countries are against it. However, now that the constitution is not ratified, EU will be run according to the treaty from Nice. This treaty was designed for 27 member countries maximum. Keep in mind that EU has 25 member countries, and next two in line are Bulgaria and Romania. Thus, Turkey (along with Croatia) is the odd man out.
Another thing, I find it laughable when the French are scared of legions of eastern Europeans. There was a lot of fear mongering in the UK before it opened its labor market to new member countries. And guess what, there were no legions of easterners invading to take all jobs. And let’s not forget, France is much less attractive country to work in compared to the UK.