CESARZ, Maciej University of Wrocław, Poland

ACCESS TO THE EU LABOUR MARKET FOR THE THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS: THE CASE OF FREE MOVEMENT OF THE WORKERS BETWEEN TURKEY AND THE EU

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The decreasing demography and visible deficit of labour force raise a question of the future steps taken by the EU and its Member States to solve these problems affecting the economy of the whole Europe. Although much attention is paid to recently established instruments of the EU immigration policy with the aim to attract workers from Third States, the attempts to facilitate an access to internal market by Turkish nationals should be particularly considered. The constantly increasing role of the Republic of Turkey as a regional power stabilising the Balkans and Middle East puts the EU under political pressure, forcing the Member States to take a final decision on Turkey s place in the European economy and the legal status of Turkish labour within freedoms offered within the internal Market. This paper aims to examine the legal framework and main principles governing the free movement of Turkish workers in the EU. It identifies the EU-Turkish relations from the perspective of individuals searching an access to European labour market with particular emphasis on their rights arising from the so called association law and formal obstacles that Turkish workers encounter when exercising these rights.

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Association Law , Free Movement of the Workers in the EU , Turkish Workers , EU Visa Policy

dokuz eylul university the journal of graduate school of social sciences

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