Netherlands to give unrestricted access to Polish workers on EU entry

On Thursday the Polish Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek paid a one-day visit to the Hague in the Netherlands at the invitation of his Dutch counterpart Wim Kok. "The Netherlands is the first country to have declared unrestricted opening of its labor market to Poles at the moment of Poland's joining the European Union. Other countries including Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway have also followed this initiative" said Buzek. Kok told Rzeczpospolita that opening of the labor market for Polish nurses as soon as possible is his political priority. Both Prime Ministers discussed the issue of the recently signed contract with Norway for the supply of gas to Poland. At the beginning of 2000 a similar offer proposed by the Netherlands was turned down by the Buzek's government. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B2) AZ.