Commission to propose EU green cards next year

The European Commission will next year come forward with a plan to introduce a European green card system to attract highly skilled immigrants as a part of the bloc's aim to achieve economic growth and compete with other western countries.

"It is fundamental that Europe becomes first of all a real pole of attraction for highly skilled immigrants," EU justice commissioner Franco Frattini told MEPs on Wednesday (27 September).

"The idea of proposing a directive on the conditions of ...