Need to curb unemployment in memorandum countries
27.3.2015
Question for written answer P-004839-15
to the Commission
Rule 130
Lefteris Christoforou (PPE)
The countries under a memorandum, such as Greece and Cyprus, have high rates of unemployment. This is caused by various factors such as:
- —the extended economic crisis;
- —the lack of new investments;
- —mass redundancies of workers and ongoing closures of SMEs;
- —the presence of thousands of European workers as a result of the free movement of workers.
In view of the above, will the Commission say:
- 1.Does the need to help countries under a memorandum reduce their rates of unemployment not require the Commission to adopt certain policies in order to support those countries?
- 2.Is it not necessary, especially in countries under a memorandum, to be able to restrict the free movement of workers by refusing entry to European workers until such time as the affected countries get out of recession?