Intra-EU mobility: the 'second building block' of EU labour migration policy

May 06, 2013

Yves Pascouau

Senior Adviser on migration and mobility policies

Since 1999, EU labour migration has remained a field in which member states have proven to be reluctant to adopt common rules, thus neglecting to develop a sound and comprehensive EU labour migration policy. In this Issue Paper, Yves Pascouau explores how intra-EU mobility could be improved at EU level, and proposes solutions to enhance intra-EU mobility for migrant workers already residing in the EU.

Read the full paper here

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