12-12-2016 23:46 via uk.news.yahoo.com

EU to outline benefits reforms, delayed by Brexit vote

By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will unveil proposed changes on Tuesday in how governments treat unemployment and other benefits for citizens working in other EU states. Officials said the package of measures, delayed by nearly a year as Brussels sought to avoid complicating a deal struck with Britain in a vain attempt to avoid a vote for Brexit, was an attempt to make systems fairer for workers and for states. With Britain about to negotiate its withdrawal aft
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