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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9786

20 November 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/jha
Parliament supports "blue card" for highly qualified migrants and creation of common rights for legally resident foreigners

Brussels, 19/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 19 November, the members of the European Parliament debated the proposed European "blue card", designed to attract highly qualified immigrants from third countries to the Union, and on the accompanying proposal to bring in a single procedure and on the existence of common rights for foreigners wishing to live and work legally in the EU. Both proposals must be adopted unanimously by the Member States and the Parliament is only consulted. The...

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