The EU Blue Card: Implementation and Experience of Member States

Abstract

International labor migration plays an important role in global economic relations nowadays. The present article analyzes the Blue Card, an approved EU work permit that allows high-skilled non-EU citizens to work and live in any country within the European Union (excluding some Member States). After a short overview on the developing of the EU Blue Card from the proposal to implementation, it compares the implementation of the Card in two Member States – Spain and Germany (as they are two countries of different economic and migration pattern).