Council adopts the “EU Blue Card”: more advantages for high-skilled foreign workers.The Council today adopted a directive aimed at facilitating conditions of entry and residence in the EU of third-country citizens for the purpose of highly qualified employment. The directive establishes more attractive conditions for third-country workers to take up highly qualified employment in the member states of the Union, by creating a fast-track procedure for issuing a special residence and work permit called the “EU Blue Card”. Read more The path to European CitizenshipThis article describes the path from the local, regional, and national identity to the European citizenship. It also explains the main rights of the European citizens and which factors contributed to bring the European citizenship concept closer to them.Citizenship is the official relationship between an individual and a nation state. This relationship defines his/her membership of a society. As citizens, individuals are entitled to certain rights. For example they can take part in political life, vote or stand for election. In the world, states apply various rules regarding citizenship. For example individuals can hold one or more citizenships. Read more |
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