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Romanian and French Presidents hold news conference

(24 Aug 2017) French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he is "convinced" European Union member states will reach an agreement by the end of the year on over so-called "posted workers" - cheap labour from Eastern Europe posted temporarily to more prosperous European countries. Macron, who is in Romania for the second leg of his trip to central Europe, praised Romania's will to "work together" with France on the issue after talks with Romania's president. "Posted workers" from Eastern European nations including Romania and Poland continue to pay into the tax and social security systems of their home countries, allowing employers to hire them for less than in Western countries where welfare costs are higher. The majority work in construction, but many also work as welders, electricians or carers for the elderly. Macron wants to require companies to pay posted and local workers the same salaries and limit postings abroad to up to one year. Last year, the European Commission proposed new rules to regulate pay for posted and local workers, but the proposals were opposed by member states in central and eastern Europe. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said that EU rules needed to be clearer. "Nobody wants to create favourable conditions for some and unfavourable conditions for others," he said. Posted workers account for about 1 percent of the EU's total workforce, but they are perceived as pricing out local workers in Western Europe, putting downward pressure on wages and exacerbating inequalities in wealth. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...