Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 07/2012

Europeanising labour migration policies and pursuing national objectives

Katrine Borg Albertsen

July 2012

Danish Institute for International Studies

Abstract

The EU Blue Card scheme offers skilled labour migrants access to and onwards mobility within EU's labour market. Denmark is cut off from participation due to its justice and home affairs opt-out, and instead pursues national schemes for high-skill labour migration.