EU: the Commission is preparing three directive proposals concerning migrant workers

The European Commission has published, on May 16, 2007, a release entitled "circular migration and partnerships between the EU and third countries", which announces three directive proposals destined to supervise better the status of migrant workers from third countries who want to stay in the European Union. (Ref. 070456)
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The first directive proposal – which should be adopted by the Commission in September 2007 – concerns the mobility of highly skilled workforce.

Attract skilled workforce. “the purpose of this directive proposal is to improve European economic growth”, explained Stefania Pasquetti, civil servant for the DG Immigration and Justice, at the end of April, during the opening of the observatory for migratory policies. She went on: “to get it, Europe has to appeal to the immigrants it needs, mostly peo

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