| ID | 142415 |
| Title Proper | EU politics on labour migration |
| Other Title Information | inclusion versus admission |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Roos, Christof |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Two European Union (EU) directives on labour migration were adopted in 2009 and 2011. The EU scheme to attract highly qualified migrants, the so-called ‘Blue Card’ directive of 2009, allows member states broad flexibility in implementation. In contrast, the directive on a single permit for migrant workers and their rights of 2011 is far less flexible. It does significantly reduce the scope for derogations at a national level to a minimum. How can this variance in output be explained? Institutional rules are shown to be a key factor. The involvement of the European Parliament as co-legislator alongside the Council limited member states’ influence on legal outputs. The comparison of policy outputs between the two cases points to differences in actor orientations: rather than seeking to increase labour migration into the EU by defining expansive admission conditions, the common EU policy seeks to include migrant workers by defining their rights. |
| `In' analytical Note | Cambridge Review of International Affairs Vol. 28, No.4; Dec 2015: p.536-553 |
| Journal Source | Cambridge Review of International Affairs Vol: 28 No 4 |
| Key Words | European Union ; European Parliament ; Labour Migration ; Blue Card |