PvdA Europees parlement


EURO MPs BACK BETTER DEAL FOR PEOPLE WORKING ABROAD

22 april 2009

Euro MPs today gave the green light by an overwhelming majority - 633 to 13 - for new rules to help people working in another EU country.

Said Socialist Euro MP Jan Cremer who brokered the deal with EU governments: "After several months of negotiations, we have reached a fair agreement to the benefit of our citizens. EU citizens will be better informed about their rights to social security and pensions when they work abroad.

"These new rules will improve cooperation between member states when it comes to the transfer of pensions, health care or other social security benefits.

"In the negotiations, I put great emphasis on how we can make things easier for citizens. An important aspect of this is that they will have to be clearly informed about their rights".

The present EU regulation aims to streamline coordination of social security systems that apply when people move around Europe.