This report relates to a Commission proposal for a directive covering conditions of entry and residence for third-country national researchers, students, school pupils, trainees, volunteers and au pairs. It forms part of an EU package of legal migration instruments including the Directive on Seasonal Workers (recently adopted in plenary) and the Directive on Intra-corporate Transferees, in order to develop a rational and positive approach to migration generally. The report enhances the Commission’s proposal on making the EU a more attractive destination for migrants from third countries.
In the absence of a mandate for the Council to negotiate on this proposal, the civil liberties committee proposes that the Parliament clearly establishes its position by adopting this at first reading before the European elections.