VIII.4. Protocol 15 to the Agreement on the European Economic Area Adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area on Transitional Periods on the Free Movement of Persons (Liechtenstein) Oj 1994 L1/176

2009 ◽  
pp. 631-633 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Free Movement ◽  
European Economic Area ◽  
European Economic ◽  
Economic Area ◽  
Free Movement Of Persons

scholarly journals The effect of migration within the European Union/European Economic Area on the distribution of tuberculosis, 2007 to 2013

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vahur Hollo ◽  
Saara Magdalena Kotila ◽  
Csaba Ködmön ◽  
Phillip Zucs ◽  
Marieke Johanna van der Werf
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
European Economic Area ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Place Of Birth ◽  
European Economic ◽  
Economic Area ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Proxy Indicators ◽  
Low Incidence ◽  
Free Movement Of Persons

Immigration from tuberculosis (TB) high-incidence countries is known to contribute notably to the TB burden in low-incidence countries. However, the effect of migration enabled by the free movement of persons within the European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA) on TB notification has not been analysed. We analysed TB surveillance data from 29 EU/EEA countries submitted for the years 2007–2013 to The European Surveillance System. We used place of birth and nationality as proxy indicators for native, other EU/EEA and non-EU/EEA origin of the TB cases and analysed the characteristics of the subgroups by origin. From 2007–2013, a total of 527,467 TB cases were reported, of which 129,781 (24.6%) were of foreign origin including 12,566 (2.4%) originating from EU/EEA countries other than the reporting country. The countries reporting most TB cases originating from other EU/EEA countries were Germany and Italy, and the largest proportion of TB cases in individuals came from Poland (n=1,562) and Romania (n=6,285). At EU/EEA level only a small proportion of foreign TB cases originated from other EU/EEA countries, however, the uneven distribution of this presumed importation may pose a challenge to TB programmes in some countries.

scholarly journals Brexit, EEA and the Free Movement of Workers: Structural Considerations on Flexibility

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-156
Author(s):  
Václav Stehlík
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Internal Market ◽  
Free Movement ◽  
European Economic Area ◽  
European Economic ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Economic Area ◽  
Free Movement Of Workers ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Eu

Summary The article focuses on the regulation of the free movement of workers under Agreement on the European Economic Area in the light of the considered accession of the United Kingdom to this agreement after the Brexit takes place. The participation in the European Economic Area would keep the United Kingdom part of the EU internal market including the free movement of workers. The article tries to answer the question on the degree of flexibility in the EEA Agreement which would give space for the UK to pursue its own policies on the movement of workers. The article argues that structurally the EEA Agreement gives a space for some flexibility, however, only in case of very specific circumstances.

Policy Effects of Anti-Immigrant Party Representation on Aid to Vulnerable European Union/European Economic Area Citizens

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Tyrberg ◽  
Carl Dahlström
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Welfare Policy ◽  
Policy Impact ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
European Economic Area ◽  
Policy Area ◽  
European Economic ◽  
Policy Effects ◽  
Economic Area

While anti-immigrant parties have been electorally successful in European parliaments, it is still unclear whether they have influenced policies. This article contributes by investigating the anti-immigrant party policy impact on a previously unexplored welfare policy area, that concerning the mobility of vulnerable European Union/European Economic Area citizens. In Sweden, the aid offered to these citizens varies a great deal in different municipalities. Furthermore, the largest anti-immigrant party (Sweden Democrats) has, unlike the mainstream political parties, preferences for a strict policy in line with so-called welfare chauvinism. Taking advantage of this subnational variation, our data give us a unique opportunity to investigate whether anti-immigrant party representation impacts welfare policy outcomes. The empirical findings show a negative correlation between Sweden Democrats’ representation and the aid offered and indicates that municipalities where Sweden Democrats holds a pivotal position offer less aid to vulnerable European Union/European Economic Area citizens. The hypothesis that these effects are conditional upon the ideology of the ruling coalition is, however, not supported.

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