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An EU green card will alllow skilled workers from countries outside the EU to obtain work and residency permits to the union under a special fast track scheme (Photo: European Commission)

Commission pushes ahead with EU green card scheme

The European Commission has adopted a proposal to allow highly qualified foreign migrants the possibility to apply for Europe-wide work permits, allowing them to look for jobs anywhere in the European Union.

Justice commissioner Franco Frattini and employment commissioner Vladimir Spidla on Wednesday (21 December) presented an EU "road map" towards a common EU approach to legal migration.

The package aims at ensuring all working migrants the same rights as EU citizens in terms of...

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An EU green card will alllow skilled workers from countries outside the EU to obtain work and residency permits to the union under a special fast track scheme (Photo: European Commission)

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