# EU Blue Card Directive

European Parliament procedure 2016/0176(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee EMPL / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 632 committee amendments tabled by 51 Members between 2017-02-09 and 2017-05-29.

## What the amendments focus on

Legislative dossier revising the EU Blue Card Directive on the admission of highly skilled third-country workers. The amendments address salary thresholds set with the social partners, equal treatment and equal pay, the right to pursue self-employed activity in parallel, treatment of periods of unemployment, recognition of qualifications and professional experience, and employer responsibility and sanctions, with references to ISCO and ISCED classifications.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara SPINELLI | Italy | GUE/NGL | 193 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124810.md |
| Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO | Spain | GUE/NGL | 90 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125047.md |
| Bodil VALERO | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 90 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124993.md |
| Kristina WINBERG | Sweden | ECR | 53 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124995.md |
| Nathalie GRIESBECK | France | ALDE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28208.md |
| Patrick LE HYARIC | France | GUE/NGL | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96735.md |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |
| Cornelia ERNST | Germany | GUE/NGL | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96852.md |
| Kazimierz Michał UJAZDOWSKI | Poland | NI | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23791.md |
| Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO | Spain | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103488.md |
| Javi LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125042.md |
| Flavio ZANONATO | Italy | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124800.md |
| Kinga GÁL | Hungary | PfE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28150.md |
| Elena GENTILE | Italy | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124847.md |
| Joëlle MÉLIN | France | ID | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124765.md |

## Official source documents

- PE599.545: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-599545_EN.pdf
- PE599.783: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-599783_EN.pdf
- PE599.784: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-599784_EN.pdf
- PE603.028: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-603028_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-0176-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-0176-COD.json

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