Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:21:45 +0200https://english.radio.cz/uk-right-fear-wave-roma-welfare-claimants-czech-republic-other-new-eu-states-8082944© 2026 Radio Prague International When the European Union enlarges on May 1 several of the EU's bigger countries - such as France, Italy and Germany - will restrict access to migration from the ten new member countries. One of the few countries which will not place such restrictions is Great Britain. In recent days there have been press reports in the UK that Tony Blair's government plans to tighten welfare regulations before May 1, fearing an influx of Romany welfare claimants from the Czech Republic and other former Eastern Bloc states. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 https://english.radio.cz/uk-right-fear-wave-roma-welfare-claimants-czech-republic-other-new-eu-states-8082944 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9