What the mobility deal between the EU and India will mean for skilled workers

"As part of the landmark trade agreement announced on January 27th, the EU and India adopted a 'mobility framework' that aims to make it easier for Indian students, researchers and young professionals to move to the EU. The EU and India have a long history of collaboration. Bilateral ties were established in 1962 and a comprehensive trade agreement has been in discussion since 2004, think tank recalls. In 2016, the EU and India adopted a Common Agenda on Migration and Mobility (CAMM)"

"The mobility deal includes provisions to support "skills development and compare skills and qualification frameworks" especially "in critical tech areas". Students and academics The Commission also says that the agreement will "strengthen mobility exchanges of students, academics and researchers" through EU programmes such as the Union of Skills (for lifelong learning), Erasmus+, and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (for doctoral education), as well as India's Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC)."

The EU and India adopted a mobility framework on January 27 to ease movement of Indian students, researchers and young professionals to participating EU member states. The memorandum contains ambitious provisions on professional mobility and builds on bilateral ties dating to 1962 and prior cooperation such as the 2016 Common Agenda on Migration and Mobility. The framework aims to facilitate mobility of skilled, young and seasonal workers in shortage sectors while promoting research and innovation, and includes measures to support skills development and compare qualification frameworks, especially in critical tech areas. The agreement also strengthens exchanges through programmes like Union of Skills, Erasmus+, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and India's SPARC, and aims to facilitate long-stay study visas and resident permits for at least one year.

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