Procedure
Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment
2007/0228(CNS)·6th term·DEVE / LIBE·CNS - Consultation procedure·CompletedProcedure completed
Subjects: Workforce, occupational mobility, job conversion, working conditions · Free movement and integration of third-country nationals · External borders crossing and controls, visas · Migration policy
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): KLAMT Ewa (PPE-DE)
Summary
Directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment. The amendments address a demand-driven entry system based on professional qualifications and salary thresholds, the principle of equal pay for equal work, the EU Blue Card and intra-EU mobility, definitions of higher education and professional qualifications, and avoiding 'brain drain' through ethical recruitment in developing countries.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled7 Jul 2008 – 10 Sep 2008
- Procedure completed
135
Amendments
distinct, in window
21
Members
tabled at least one
2
Committee(s)
7 Jul 2008 – 10 Sep 2008
Dates
Official amendment documents
Connections
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Members who amended this procedure
21 Members · by amendment count1🇳🇱
Jeanine HENNIS-PLASSCHAERT
ALDE · Netherlands
20(20 solo)
2🇮🇹Giusto CATANIA
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Italy
19(17 solo)
3🇷🇴Marian-Jean MARINESCU
European People's Party (EPP) · Romania
18(18 solo)
4🇳🇱Emine BOZKURT
Socialists & Democrats · Netherlands
13(9 solo)
5🇬🇧Jean LAMBERT
Greens / EFA · United Kingdom
10(10 solo)
6🇪🇸Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ
Socialists & Democrats · Spain
9(9 solo)
7🇷🇴Corina CREȚU
Socialists & Democrats · Romania
7(7 solo)
8🇳🇱Thijs BERMAN
Socialists & Democrats · Netherlands
7(7 solo)
9🇫🇷Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS
PSE · France
6(6 solo)
10🇬🇷Ioannis VARVITSIOTIS
PPE-DE · Greece
5(5 solo)
11🇳🇱Esther DE LANGE
European People's Party (EPP) · Netherlands
4
12🇵🇹Armando FRANÇA
PSE · Portugal
3(3 solo)
13🇬🇷Stavros LAMBRINIDIS
Socialists & Democrats · Greece
3(3 solo)
14🇷🇴Renate WEBER
ALDE · Romania
3(3 solo)
15🇩🇰Søren Bo SØNDERGAARD
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Denmark
2
16🇩🇪Wolfgang KREISSL-DÖRFLER
Socialists & Democrats · Germany
2(2 solo)
17🇸🇪Inger SEGELSTRÖM
PSE · Sweden
2(2 solo)
18🇦🇹Hubert PIRKER
European People's Party (EPP) · Austria
2(2 solo)
19🇷🇴Nicolae Vlad POPA
PPE-DE · Romania
1(1 solo)
20🇲🇹Simon BUSUTTIL
European People's Party (EPP) · Malta
1(1 solo)
21🇧🇪Alain HUTCHINSON
PSE · Belgium
1(1 solo)
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