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The final deal in 2007 &#8211; the right \tfor ethnic Poles to apply for a &#8220;Polish Card&#8221; &#8211; limited \trights to a refund of visa costs, access to healthcare and a cheap \tbus pass. <\/dt>\n<dt>&#8220;People still haven&#8217;t quite forgiven Spain. You see that in \tthe little obstacles put in their way during day-to-day talks on \timmigration matters,&#8221; one EU diplomat said. &#8220;The EU \tinstitutions have a long memory.&#8221;<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain in 2005 &#8220;normalised&#8221; 600,000 irregular migrants. The move stopped short of granting EU citizenship but did give permanent residency and right to work, with Madrid at the time facing strong criticism for failing to consult EU colleagues. 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