In a similar vein, Spain has offered a "bounty" of several thousand euros to Romanians willing to return to their native country with a promise not to return. This report was on National Public Radio. The Spanish Government spokesman attempted to be very PC about this, by saying that they were attempting to achieve a certain rebalancing of the work force, whatever that means. The report went on to say that the many unemployed Romanians in Spain were reluctant to leave because they reported that they could earn more in public assistance benefits in Spain than they could possibly earn working in Romania. The report concluded that the situation was Spain's attempt to deal with life in the "borderless European Union."
NPR does not usually lean to the right on issues. This report seems to indicate a more widespread issue that is connected to the one in Ireland. While government bounties are perhaps more civilized than mob threats, isn't the objective the same?