Denisa Maruntoiu
The British ambassador to Romania, Robin Barnett, said yesterday that Great Britain will lift the entry visas for Romanian citizens by no later than December 31. According to Barnett, the British government has not yet made its final decision on lifting current controls on entry to the UK but the process is to be finalized before Romania joins the EU on January 1, 2007.
Barnett also said the British ministers will have to inform Parliament about the current situation of the labor migration by the end of October.
Barnett's statement came after the Daily Express reported Wednesday that the British government is set to lift the visas for Romanians and Bulgarians by December, even though they are not required to until the Eastern-bloc pair officially join the EU on January 1. It will allow the Eastern Europeans to flock to the UK early to start looking for jobs from the beginning of the year, the newspaper commented.
On the other hand, the British daily The Sun reported yesterday that the rumors concerning the visa lifting prompted "desperate migrants to dash to the British Embassies in Romania and Bulgaria" and noted that the Foreign Office insisted Barnett was wrong when making the statement as entry documents will be granted starting New Year's Day.
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