Jobs for Poles in sunny Spain

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said at a press conference with visiting Polish Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz that, as of May 1, the government will open the Spanish labor market to workers from Poland, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia.

"We are convinced that allowing workers to move freely through the EU will be very positive for the economy and for development, not only for Spain ... but for Europe as a whole," Zapatero said after meeting Polish Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz.

Other countries that followed in Spain's footsteps are Portugal and Greece, while Finland said its parliament would give a final answer on the move by the end of April. So far only Ireland, Sweden and Britain have welcomed workers from the new member states. (Reuters)