Statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea (recast version)

A consultation procedure whose stated title concerns statistical returns on the carriage of goods and passengers by sea; the excerpts instead concern the admission and mobility of highly qualified third-country workers and a 'Blue Card'. Those amendments address Lisbon objectives and labour shortages, higher-education and professional qualifications, equal pay, ethical recruitment to avoid brain drain, regulated and unregulated professions, family members and sickness-insurance conditions.