2012
Legal obstacles to access employment in the public sector under equal conditions for migrants
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Austria
Most employments in the public sector require Austrian citizenship.
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Bulgaria
Yes.
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Cyprus
Yes
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Denmark
Yes.
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Finland
Yes, there are a few.
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France
Public sector jobs are closed to foreign nationals from outside the European Union, with the minor exceptions.
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Germany
Yes, partly. There are no legal obstacles to access employment in the public sector, except for the area of civil service which, in principle, only German nationals and EU citizens are entitled to work in.
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Greece
Yes
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Hungary
Yes.
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Ireland
Certain Irish language requirements in the civil service (e.g. Primary school teaching, librarian positions) serves as a barrier for non-nationals seeking employment. The Irish language restrictions for lawyers, secondary school teachers, and the gardai have been removed.
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Italy
No.
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Poland
Yes.
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Portugal
Yes, there are legal obstacles to access certain positions in the public sector for migrants.
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Romania
YES
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Slovenia
According to the Civil Servants Act, Slovenian citizenship is in general not a condition for employment in public sector. However, according to the Civil Servants Act, citizenship is a condition for nomination in a specific title (naziv) after passing a required professional exam (Article 88). On the other hand, the guideline at the web site of the Ministry of Public Administration states that for administrative positions citizenship is always required.
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Spain
Yes.
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Sweden
Yes. There are legal obstacles to access employment in the public sector under equal conditions for migrants for certain public occupations that require Swedish citizenship.