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Revision as of 21:02, 2 October 2012 by Hut 8.5 (talk | contribs) (note that article has content taken from Worker Registration Scheme, see that page's edit history)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The A8 countries are the eight countries with low per capita incomes that joined the European Union during the 2004 enlargement. The countries were:
Malta and Cyprus also joined in 2004, but their income per capita was closer to the EU average. A particular reason for grouping the A8 countries was an expectation that they would be the origin for a new wave of migration to wealthier European countries.