Entry and residence of third-country nationals for research and study purposes

The European Union faces major structural and demographic challenges. To maintain its position as world ‐ leading economy, the EU needs to attract more skilled labour. Students from third countries are an important source of skilled workers, while the EU has a shortage of the researchers and innovators desperately required if the Union is to meet its economic growth targets.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Adoption of the Professional Qualifications Directive http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-adoption-of-the-professional-qualifications-directive/

ESO: Background information: Migration debate in Germany: Romanian, Bulgarian migrants good for Germany, study says http://www.europeansources.info/record/migration-debate-in-germany-romanian-bulgarian-migrants-good-for-germany-study-says/

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