EU Blue Card Reform for Highly Skilled Workers

by name voted on 15.09.2021

Summary

A proposal to reform the EU Blue Card scheme to better attract highly skilled workers from outside the EU by simplifying rules for mobility, family reunification, and professional recognition.

10 15.09.2021

Other

human rights

social policy

public administration

employment and working conditions

Key points

The definition of a highly skilled worker is expanded to include both formal education and equivalent professional experience.
Admission criteria will now account for professional skills and non-formal learning, not just university degrees.
Mandatory salary thresholds will be established, typically between 1.0 and 1.4 times the average gross annual salary of the host country.
Procedures for moving to a second EU Member State are simplified, allowing workers to notify authorities rather than undergoing a full new application process.

Vote

PPE

S&D

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Verts/ALE

ID

ECR

The Left

NI

Total

Speeches

25 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Radan KANEV

PPE

1:09 min

15. EU Blue Card Directive ***I (debate)

Tatjana ŽDANOKA

Tatjana ŽDANOKA

Verts/ALE

1:34 min

15. EU Blue Card Directive ***I (debate)

Documents (PDFs)

REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly skilled employment EU Blue Card Directive ***I

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