Pred pristupanje Bugarske i Rumunije u EU 1. januara, britanska vlada objavila je set mjera kojima se ograničava pristup radnika njenom tržištu rada iz te dvije balkanske zemlje na period od godinu dana, koji je potom u oktobru produžen za još 12 mjeseci.
Ahead of Bulgaria and Romania's entry into the EU on January 1st, the British government announced a set of measures restricting access of workers from the two Balkan nations to its labour market for a one-year period, which was then extended by another 12 months in October.