On Mar 23, 2006, at 2:25 PM, Dan Minette wrote:
There'll be a lag on free movement/employment like there is with some
of the recent members. This is going to be a 20 year process at
least.
Ah, I didn't know about the lag for recent members. Thanks for the
correction. I looked at the EU website, and a couple more, and I
never saw
the maximum length of the restrictions given. Do you happen to
know offhand
where such a site is? If not, I'll keep looking.
Not a clue. I'm fairly sure they were bilaterally negotiated between
each applicant and the EU, so there probably isn't a "maximum
length". Doesn't apply to Cyprus. I *think* it was something like 3
year "cooling off period" for countries like Poland.
As for Turkey, there'll be a period of maybe another 10 or 15 years
where they'll get closer and closer to free trade with the EU and
there will be less red tape for Turkish nationals who are offered
employment etc (much as it's easier for Brits to work in Oz than for
Americans...). Full membership won't take less than 15-20 years from
now, and even then they'll have the cooling off period.
Charlie.
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