Press Release: Council adopts directive on third-country seasonal workers

On the 17 February 2014, at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, the Council of the European Union adopted a directive on the conditions of entry and stay of third-country nationals for the purpose of seasonal work. Member states should need to transpose the directive within two and a half years after publication in the Official Journal.

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ESO: Background information: Commissioner Malmström welcomes European Parliament vote on migrant seasonal workers http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-commissioner-malmstrom-welcomes-european-parliament-vote-on-migrant-seasonal-workers/

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