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Poland watches Macron’s “posted workers” blitz

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Michał Owczarek 24.08.2017 14:30
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Poland closely watches the French president’s offensive on EU posted workers.
Source: PAP/EPA
Author: EPA/CHRISTIAN BRUNA Source: PAP/EPA Author: EPA/CHRISTIAN BRUNA

Emmanuel Macron embarked Wednesday on a three-day diplomatic blitz through Central and Eastern Europe to drum up support for his plan to overhaul the so-called Posted Workers Directive. It allows companies to send temporary workers from low-wage countries to other EU member states without paying local social charges. As Michał Owczarek reports, Poland has repeatedly criticized the proposed reform.

"These proposals hit Poland’s international transport sector - the largest, best managed and leading business across Europe," Poland’s Infrastructure Minister Andrzej Adamczyk said.

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