EU BLUE CARDS: How to take advantage of all potential benefits?

On the 4th November from 8:30 to 9:30am, CEBRE organised in cooperation with Danish Employer’s Federation (DA) and Richard Falbr MEP a Policy Café titled “EU Blue Cards: How to take advantage of all potential benefits?”, which was held in the European Parliament, Members Saloon (Rue Wiertz, Brussels).

In October 2007, the European commission published the Blue Cards proposal for third-countries nationals willing to work in the EU. Blue cards should render the EU more attractive for the highly qualified workers from the non-EU countries. It will allow them to get a single work and residence permit giving access to a range of socio-economic rights and respecting the family reunification.

How can the EU attract more highly qualified professionals and skilled workers from the third countries?

Introduction

• Richard FALBR MEP, Member of the EP Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Key statements

• Jan Tadeusz MASIEL MEP, Member of EP Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and Blue Cards draftsman
• Benjamin HOLST, Senior Advisor of the Danish employers' federation and member of BUSINESSEUROPE's Immigration Working Group
• Luc HENDRICKX, Competitiveness of Entreprises & External Relations Director, UEAPME
• Michal KADERA, Director of CEBRE – Czech Business Representation

project Manager: Martin Rezek  

Background dokuments

• EU Blue Cards 
• Czech Green Cards and concrete Czech project
• Commission - proposal  
• European Parliament - EMPL report and draft LIBE report
• Consultative bodies - EESC 
• Stakeholders - BusinessEurope and UEAPME 
• Pess Release
• List of Participants

The event is organised with kind support of BUSINESSEUROPE & UEAPME