The
European Commission is to ease the difficulties faced by HR departments when
recruiting specialists and top staff from non-European Union countries.
European
Union regulators are planning to sweep away the national barriers that tend to hinder
non-EU companies and individuals offering their services across Europe.
In
the IT business, for instance, the Commission has offered to remove employment
restrictions across the EU for highly-skilled foreign self-employed computer
experts. Under the proposals, these individuals would be allowed to work
temporarily to provide maintenance and repair services for computer systems and
networks.
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Accountants,
architects and lawyers would also find it easier to work in the EU, among many
other professionals.
EU
Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy said: "The offer [will] ensure public
services within the EU are fully safeguarded, and that we keep our ability to
set the rules that service providers will have to respect."
