jueves, 6 de febrero de 2014

The nightmare of the Spanish in Belgium: "We have been told a big lie with Europe"

Like many, left Spain with the idea of ​​a better life abroad, but the project was 300 Spaniards emigrated to Belgium were twisted when ordered to leave the country for being " an undue burden " to the system.



The Spaniards were in 2013 third in the list of those most Europeans against expulsions were issued in Belgium for this reason , after Romanians and Bulgarians, according to figures released in January by the Belgian Aliens Office .

The spokesman for the Foreign Office in Belgium, Dominique Ernould explained that under the concept of " unreasonable burden on the system " case is examined case in Belgium , and considered load " when a person takes in more than one arrest whole year , does efforts to find a job and is installed on a system of social aid . "

The Belgian State Ernould stressed , " can not stand " that pressure : "Since the Belgian population is difficult. If in addition we have to accept and treat as part of the European population , is absolutely impossible. "

A burden to the system
One of the cases affected by the expulsion of Belgium is the Donaire Fatima (Jaén, 1984) , Bachelor of Fine Arts , which arrived in Belgium in November 2010 to practice for five months in a design studio , a scholarship program Eurydice .

When the fellowship ended, Donaire reported that decided to stay in Belgium to learn French and find work. At the same time , asked one of the social assistance in Belgium to people who do not have sufficient resources are granted and that allowed him to receive 525 euros a month to pay for accommodation .

During a year, the Andalusian worked as a waitress , but her work was declared to social security and still receiving social assistance, until he received a letter with the order within 30 days that he had to leave the country for being a burden on the system .

Already with the Belgian population is difficult. If in addition we have to accept and treat as part of the European population , it is absolutely impossible

In Belgium European expulsions have increased from about 300 in 2010 to 2,000 in 2012 to overcome , since the Belgian authorities cross -agency data .

"This has revealed that many European abusing the system. We have seen that we were putting the nail on the head : it is a system that was not working , "said Ernould .

Donaire says it received a " derogatory treatment " at the town hall where he went to receive the letter and where he retired Belgian identity card .

Through a Belgian lawyer presented evidence that during your stay no longer looking for work , and had also done a course to become child cheerleader in schools.

Thanks to that , and above all , to find work last June in a public school in Ixelles ( Brussels ) , avoided expulsion.

European lie
"I feel cheated , I feel that we have told a big lie with Europe when it is not true, and we are all deceived. Until you pass something of this kind do not know , "he said in an interview.

Overcome the situation, she explains that to free movement within the European Union " really means that you have money to stay interested , you do not have money and are looking for the life that will come to your country."

The expulsions , said spokeswoman Belgian Aliens Office , responding to the provisions of European legislation .

In this regard Justice spokeswoman of the European Commission (EC ) , Mina Andreeva , recalled that " the free movement right together is a duty."

Andreeva said , although it involves the free movement within the Community , "does not imply the right of free access to social security systems of the Member States " .

" The citizens have the right to go to another EU country and stay up to three months without any obligation or right to seek benefits ," says Andreeva , adding that only you can stay up to six months in the country if the person demonstrates that actively seeking work .

After that term , " European citizens have no right to remain in the host Member State , unless they have financial means to support and comprehensive sickness insurance ."

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