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Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and his Italian counterpart Romano Prodi reached agreement on the joint proposal in a telephone conversation, according to the statement.
Romania appealed to Britain recently to allow its citizens to travel and work freely in the UK when their country joins the European Union.
During the past several months there have been numerous questions and concerns about the state of the U.S. economy. Predicting all or many aspects of the American job market and closely associated economy is a formidable, professional task.
Statistics released during August indicate that potential visitors to New Zealand are being turned away in larger percentages as border controls tighten. During the past year, visa rejections jumped from 9% to 24%, due in large part to a special immigration screening unit that was set up in June 2005.
Frustrated by election year political rhetoric that has virtually halted meaningful discussion about immigration reform, individual states and cities within the United States are passing their own regulations. Sweeping new immigration laws in Colorado and Georgia may be the toughest state actions yet, but more than a dozen local governments are taking an even harder line that in some towns is leading landlords to start evicting illegal immigrants.
Bulgarian and Romanian migrants will have to show they can fill skill gaps before being allowed to work in the UK, according to reports.
The British government is under pressure to impose working restrictions when Romania and Bulgaria join the European Union next year.
The Home Office did not deny the story but insisted no decision had been made.