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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11567

8 June 2016
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) jha
Commission proposes blue card system revision to attract highly qualified migrants

Brussels, 07/06/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 7 June, the European Commission proposed reforming the European blue card system by getting rid of existing national systems, in an attempt to facilitate the entry into the European Union of "highly skilled migrants".

This system was set up in 2009 and according to the Commission is a failure because the EU does not appear to be attracting the most talented migrants. 69% of the latter preferred to go to another OECD country, particularly the...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
ECONOMY - FINANCE
EXTERNAL ACTION
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
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