Press Release: Modernising the Professional Qualifications Directive will make it easier for professionals to find skilled jobs across Europe

As the working age population in many Member States shrinks, demand for highly skilled people between now and 2020 is projected to rise by over 16 million jobs.

If Europe is to meet this demand, gaps in labour shortages need to be filled – for example through mobile and well qualified professionals from other EU Member States. They can be a key source of growth, but only if they can easily go to where jobs are and this requires their qualifications in the EU to be recognised in a fast, simple and reliable way. That is why the Commission has today adopted a proposal for modernising the Professional Qualifications Directive.

European Commission: Memo/11/923: Modernisation of the Professional Qualifications Directive – frequently asked questions http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/923&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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