11 Amendments of Miltiadis KYRKOS related to 2016/0176(COD)
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure a sufficient level of harmonisation in the admission conditions throughout the Union, both minimum and maximum factors for calculating the salary threshold should be determined. Member States should fix their threshold in accordance with the situation and organisation of their respective labour markets and their general immigration policies. Members States should involve the social partners before introducing a salary threshold.
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point η
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point η
(h) “higher education qualifications” means any diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications issued by a competent authority and recognised by the Member State authorities attesting the successful completion of a post-secondary higher education or equivalent tertiary education programme, namely a set of courses provided by an educational establishment recognised as a higher education institution or equivalent tertiary educational institution by the State in which it is situated, where the studies needed to acquire those qualifications lasted at least three years and correspond at least to ISCED 2011 level 6 or to EQF level 6, according to national law;
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point ι
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point ι
(j) “professional experience” means the actual and lawful pursuit of the profession concerned, as evidenced by supporting documentation;
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
(ma) ‘threat to public health’ means any disease with epidemic potential as defined by the International Health Regulations of the World Health Organization and other infectious diseases or contagious parasitic diseases if they are the subject of protection provisions applying to nationals of the Member States.
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. In addition to the conditions laid down in paragraph 1, the gross annual salary resulting from the monthly or annual salary specified in the work contract or binding job offer shall not be inferior to the salary threshold set and published for that purpose by the Member States. The salary threshold set by the Member States shall be at least 1.0 times but not higher than 1.4 times the average gross annual salary in the Member State concerned. Member States shall involve the social partners before introducing a salary threshold.
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point α a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point α a (new)
(aa) the third-country national is considered to pose a threat to public policy, public security or public health, a threat which can be objectively established;
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The EU Blue Card can only be withdrawn after the Blue Card holder is duly notified by the responsible authorities. Notification must occur at least 60 days before the day of withdrawal.
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Unemployment in itself shall not constitute a reason for withdrawing an EU Blue Card, unless the period of unemployment exceeds three consecutive months, or where the unemployment occurs more than once during the period of validity of an EU Blue Card. However, the EU Blue Card shall not be withdrawn where the third-country national: (a) is temporarily unable to work as the result of an illness or accident; (b) is in duly recorded involuntary unemployment and has registered as job- seeker with the relevant employment office; (c) begins vocational training which, unless the third-country national concerned is involuntarily unemployed, shall be related to the previous employment;
Amendment 572 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point γ a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point γ a (new)
(ca) where the third-country national is considered to pose a threat to public policy, public security or public health, a threat which can be objectively established.