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(BRUSSELS) - EU Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional deal Tuesday to make the Blue Card system more attractive to highly qualified third-country nationals who are looking to work in the EU.
The new scheme will introduce efficient rules for attracting highly skilled workers to the EU, including more flexible admission conditions, enhanced rights and the possibility to move and work more easily between EU Member States. Agreement on the revised Blue Card is seen as a key objective of the EU's 'New Pact on Migration and Asylum'.
The Blue Card Directive, in place since 2011, defines the conditions of entry and residence in the territory of the member states as well as the rights of third-country nationals for the purpose of highly-qualified employment and applies to their family members.