EP GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO SINGLE PERMIT.

• Position: European Parliament - Brief article

On 13 December 2011 in Strasbourg, the European Parliament adopted on second reading the proposal for a directive establishing a single permit for third-country nationals who work and live in the EU (for more than three months). Since the Council had adopted an early second-reading agreement, on 25 November, the directive is now officially adopted. This is the first text on legal immigration that has been voted by co-decision. Broadly...