Abstract
Free movement of individuals is one of the fundamental freedoms guaranteed by Community law and includes the right to live and work in another Member State. The right to free movement within the Community does not only address the workers, as it relates to other categories of the public like students, pensioners and EU citizens. The mobility of labor has given rise to a debate among the present and the future EU members. The enlargement process was completed on the 1st of May 2004. The main aim of this paper is an attempt to answer the following questions: What are the restrictions concerning labour mobility that "old" EU members imposed on the "new" ones? Are the restrictions are justified? Who will benefit the most during the first year of accession as far as employment policy is concerned?
