Yes you can transfer to a eu country and claim for up to 6 months… Check out http://www.welfare.ie

Yes. That’s what freedom of movement means.

Thanks, Might as well stick in another question, Can you move from country to country for 6 months at a time and claim?

That is because The Netherlands can afford to pay the fines the EU would put on them for this behaviour. They should by EU law give you social assistance and if you’ve got the money and time you could fight it in court.

Unfortunately this is the same attitude in a lot of rich EU countries.

And what you try to say through that? If this is truth what you say you were clearly cheated, they can’t say anything like that. Described situation is simply illegal, unless you are not telling us all the facts…

Furthermore this is only your fault you allowed them to fob you off that way. After working 15 years abroad you should know your rights mate. Any EU person working in any EU country is allowed to same work rights, conditions and access to social help as native people of that country. Is it that hard to understand and keep in mind…? So you can moan about Romanian getting Irish social whole weekend and nothing will change as this is their right. Unless that social is obtained in illegal, cheated way then you have full right and even responsibility to report such individual. Otherwise – get a life. You shouldn’t have joined EU if you don’t like that idea.

@ Jeroen,When they made enquiries and realised that I had previously discharged my mortage I was told that I could ‘eat my house’.Or as I was offically told,’Jij moet jij huis opeaten’.Their rate of interest on any ‘eating of my house’ was 6% as the current Bank rate was under 4%,Which was great assistance in deciding to leave for friendlier pastures.

@ Fizi Water,I’m not f#ckin bemoaning anyones rights to getting social assistance.
FYI in the Netherlands as a foreign national you are require by law to posess a work permit which can be obtained at the Immigration Police Dept.I was in Holland for 15 years to work,not to claim assistance.
When your constantly sent from pillar to post to claim and have been hardworking before its demoralising to say the least.And I am aware of my rights. Furthermore,I didnt join the EU.
Your water tastes flat.

Also only around 3% of Romanians are gypsies. A fact often overlooked when stereotyping.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_in_Romania

You start with a positive comment about Romanian and Bulgarian people not creating an influx due to them already being able to work here with permits. Then finish up with calling all Romanians gypsies…..just like some British would stereotype us all as Irish Travellers (no offence intended to the travelling community, this is merely being used as an example to highlight some people’s opinion)

And why? They’ll live in Ireland, they’ll work in Ireland, they’ll pay the costs of living in Ireland. There’s no reason why an Irish person could not do the same work for the same pay. No taking jobs away from Irish workers. If vacancies are there, then they are there, and it’s up to the job seeker; Irish, Bulgarian, Spanish, Rumanian, Italian, etc. to apply.

This nasty trend of supposed left-wing thinking meshed with xenophobia and of redirecting blame is a road that’s been gone down before, and we all know where it ends.

Jonno, nicely done.

They won’t!

We have regulations. The minimum wage for example.

Noel it appears that there are lots of jobs for our fellow Europeans. You should not need to ask why but in case you didn’t know…

Read the full article.

Stats show they don’t want to come here.

Well said.

Should we all be racist now father?

Fair comment. Most previous posts have been very pc, was wondering if someone would say it as it is and call a spade a spade

And no, I’m not racist, I believe that we should really be focussing on our own citizens first and there are no checks to verify who is coming into the country

Yes, there are checks to verify who comes into the country from outside the EU. Inside the EU there is not – hence “freedom of movement”. You are also entitled to take advantage of this freedom by the way. Its not just a one way street.

People like them? As distinct from people like you, perhaps? Where exactly would you build the wall?

Around the cork border

Jonno; nicely done.

Protecting the right of other EU citizens to work in Ireland is one and the same thing as protecting the right of us Irish to work freely in other EU countries, you ignorant pig

Clearly you don’t understand sir what this article is all about if you produce such silly comment.

I can think of at least three ways in which you don’t understand this article.

See above.

The work ethic of our fellow Europeans is amazing and it is not surprising that employers would give a preference to someone who can embrace solid work in return for a contract of employment.