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

"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) focusing on skilled workers and social security. The memorandum of understanding signed in January, however, includes "provisions on mobility of professionals, which are among most ambitious to which each party has committed in the past," a European Commission press release says."

"Skilled workers The 'EU-India comprehensive framework of cooperation on mobility' aims to "facilitate the mobility of skilled workers, young professionals and seasonal workers in shortage sectors while promoting research and innovation," the Commission says. As migration policy is national competence, it will only apply to interested EU Member States. The mobility deal includes provisions to support "skills development and compare skills and qualification frameworks" especially "in critical tech areas"."

A mobility framework in the January 27 trade agreement aims to ease movement of Indian students, researchers and young professionals to the EU. It will facilitate mobility of skilled workers, young professionals and seasonal workers in shortage sectors while promoting research and innovation. The deal supports skills development and comparison of skills and qualification frameworks, especially in critical tech areas. It strengthens exchanges of students, academics and researchers through EU programmes such as Union of Skills, Erasmus+ and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and India's SPARC. Migration measures apply only to interested EU Member States and may include long-stay visas and residence permits for study.

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