Attracting and retaining international students in the EU
The Study explores the national policies and practices in Member States to attract and retain third-country national students, admission conditions in place in the Member States and the extent to which those conditions facilitated the attraction and retention of international students. In light of the transposition of the Students and Researchers Directive, the Study also aimed to capture the way in which Member States transposed the relevant provisions of this Directive, with regard to international students.
Beneficiaries of International protection in Spain travelling to their country of origin
The study aims to offer a comparative overview of Member States, Norway and Switzerland’s experiences and existing practices regarding the cessation of international protection for individuals who travel to or contact the authorities of their country of origin
Impact of Visa liberalisation on countries of destination
This report offers a comparative overview of the experience of European Union (EU) Member States and Norway as visa liberalisation has been rolled out for eight countries: Albania (AL), Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA), Montenegro (ME), Serbia (RS), Republic of North Macedonia (MK), Georgia (GE), Republic of Moldova (MD) and Ukraine (UA).
Year 2017
During 2017, there was no relevant regulatory changes due to the lack of agreements at parliamentary level. However, progress has been made in the implementation of public policies and cooperation with countries of origin and transit. Among the highlights of this year, it is worth mentioning the Spanish negotiations of the Blue Card Directive and the transposition of the Directive for students and researchers as mechanisms to promote foreigners’ intra-European mobility. Also, during 2017, Spain worked in the pilot projects of legal migration promoted by the European Commission, positioning itself in favour of fostering circular migration for labour purposes, training, or entrepreneurship in the fields of interest to the countries of origin.