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Willy and Chris employ 63-year old Ginka, a Bulgarian nurse, through an agency - for which they pay €2,500 a month (Photo: fondspascaldecroosorg)

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How to get around the EU posted workers directive

"We are a legal organisation and our people work legally in Belgium. You pay your invoices every month and we will pay our ladies."

With these words Silviya M., manager of Seniorcare24, reassures potential clients when they call with requests for information.

Together with her sister, Teresa, she runs a Belgian-Dutch-Bulgarian million-euro business in residential elderly care. Its services are marketed through websites such as www.seniorcare2...

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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

Willy and Chris employ 63-year old Ginka, a Bulgarian nurse, through an agency - for which they pay €2,500 a month (Photo: fondspascaldecroosorg)

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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

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