The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties (LIBE) adopted, on Thursday 3 June, by 52 votes to 7 with 4 abstentions, the agreement reached by the Spanish rapporteur, Javier Moreno Sanchez (S&D), with the Portuguese Presidency of the EU Council, on the ‘Blue Card’ Directive aimed at attracting highly qualified migrants to the EU (see EUROPE B12721A22).
On Thursday morning, the rapporteur explained the results of the negotiations to his colleagues, who all welcomed them,...