Europe has a rapidly increasing aging population so it has become more important to remain an attractive destination for highly skilled workers. The criteria for people from outside the EU to find work here are set out in the Blue Card directive. Parliament is currently considering a proposal to revise the rules to make it easier and more attractive for highly qualified workers to come to the EU. Claude Moraes, a UK member of the S&D group, is the MEP responsible for steering the new plan through Parliament. Watch our interview with him to find out more.



Moraes said it was time to reform the directive: “The Blue Card currently is not very well known and it’s not very well publicised by member states. Some countries prefer to use their own national system and then there are some countries that simply don’t take advantage of the system."