Spain and Portugal open up their labour markets to Polish workers

'It is good news for Poland and the EU as well as for the Spanish economy,' said Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Spanish Prime Minister, at the Polish-Spanish summit in Granada last Thursday. Jobs can be found in agriculture, gastronomy or tourism. There is also a demand for Spanish speaking qualified construction workers, doctors, architects, marketing specialists and teachers. It is yet uncertain which countries may follow the example of Spain and Portugal. Finland and Greece are said to be the most likely to do so but the final decisions have not been made so far. The Polish government is conducting negotiations with the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway while France and Italy are considering opening of certain sectors of their labour markets (e.g. jobs in the caring profession). (Gazeta Wyborcza - Praca, p. 4) A.M.