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Thu 12 Dec 2008Irish request to change EU on freedom of movement rejected
THE EUROPEAN Commission has rejected a request from the Government to amend a key piece of European legislation that enables EU citizens to travel freely across the union.
Justice commissioner Jacques Barrot said yesterday he had taken note of the concerns of "his friends in Ireland" but concluded there was no need to amend the directive, which he said guaranteed one of the "fundamental freedoms" of the union.
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