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Re:European roaming charges will end in 2014 by kyriakos on Monday June 17, 2013 @11:59AM (#5893915)
I hear Romanian's and Bulgarian's don't get the same treatment (even though here in Cyprus without trying to stereotype they tend to abuse the system)
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Re:European roaming charges will end in 2014 by bad_user on Monday June 17, 2013 @03:56PM (#5895527)
This is an issue with the UK only and only for getting working permits. I'm not sure what kind of work permits though, as personally I would have no problem in getting hired by an UK company or finding a place to rent (I am Romanian); I guess it's for low-skilled jobs or something.

Also, starting with January 1st, 2014, this will no longer be an issue.

On people abusing the system, it happens. Don't worry though, as personally I'm not in a rush of moving or working in Cyprus, especially since the bank tax ;-)

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Re:European roaming charges will end in 2014 by peteretep on Monday June 17, 2013 @12:29PM (#5894084)
As with 90% of discrimination issues, it's about socio-economic status. A stereotypical Italian is comparatively "rich", stereotypical Romanians and Bulgarians are "poor".
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